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Test-Retest Reliability of Intraocular Pressure Measurements With Office-Based Versus Home-Based Rebound Tonometers.

Tony Realini¹, Kevin Halenda¹, Joel Palko¹

¹Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.

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Intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements using the iCare HOME2 self-tonometer are interchangeable with office-based iCare IC100 and IC200 devices. This allows for reliable circadian IOP assessment without inter-device variability.

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Area of Science:

Ophthalmology
Glaucoma research
Medical device technology

Background:

Accurate intraocular pressure (IOP) monitoring is crucial for glaucoma management.
Home-based IOP measurements offer potential for improved circadian IOP characterization.
Evaluating the reliability of patient-operated devices against clinical standards is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the test-retest reliability of IOP measurements from a home-use rebound tonometer (iCare HOME2).
To compare IOP readings from the iCare HOME2 operated by patients with those from iCare IC100 and IC200 operated by clinicians.
To determine the interchangeability of these devices for circadian IOP assessment.

Main Methods:

Patients with glaucoma underwent IOP measurements using iCare HOME2 (patient-operated) and iCare IC100/IC200 (clinician-operated) in a randomized order.
The Shrout-Fleisch intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was used to measure reliability.
Thirty eyes of 30 patients were evaluated.

Main Results:

High Pearson correlation coefficients were observed between all device pairings (r = 0.96–0.97).
Excellent test-retest reliability was demonstrated between the HOME2 and office devices (ICC = 0.90–0.92).
The iCare IC100 and IC200 also showed excellent reliability (ICC = 0.94).

Conclusions:

The iCare HOME2 exhibits excellent test-retest reliability when compared to the iCare IC100 and IC200.
These rebound tonometers are interchangeable for clinical assessment of circadian IOP.
Patient-operated HOME2 devices enable reliable IOP monitoring outside the clinic, reducing variability.