How To Measure Eye Pressure At Home?
How To Measure Eye Pressure At Home?
Just place the instrument, appropriately created on the shape of the face, and a very light rebound probe comes into contact with the cornea, detecting the ocular pressure. The patient can thus keep blood pressure under control and monitor medication intake.
How do you recognize glaucoma?
Symptoms of glaucoma
- Intense eye pain and soreness around the eyes
- Headache;
- Nausea and vomit;
- Red eye;
- Vision of colored rings around the lights;
- Blurred vision.
How is eye pressure measured?
Applanation tonometry represents the gold standard for measuring intraocular pressure worldwide, and can only be performed by the ophthalmologist as it involves the instillation of anesthetic eye drops into the eye and the contact of the instrument with the ocular surface.
