Tuck M W, Crick R P
International Glaucoma Association, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, UK.
Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 1994 Oct;14(4):347-50.
A survey of 133 optometrists who used a non-contact tonometer indicates that in only a half of patients tested were more than two readings per eye taken. Most optometrists made the number of readings conditional on the intraocular pressure (IOP) shown by the initial readings. About 1% of patients aged over 40 years were called back for a second IOP test. In a follow-up questionnaire with 90 respondents, only 24 (27%) stated that they had rechecked any patient by Goldmann applanation tonometry during the previous 6 months. Of these 90 optometrists, 20 (22%) had not had their tonometer serviced within the previous 24 months. It was concluded that, whilst non-contact tonometry makes a major contribution to glaucoma detection, improvements could be made in current practice which require little extra time.
一项针对133名使用非接触眼压计的验光师的调查表明，在接受测试的患者中，只有一半的患者每只眼睛进行了两次以上的读数测量。大多数验光师根据初始读数显示的眼压（IOP）来确定读数次数。约1%的40岁以上患者被召回进行第二次眼压测试。在一份有90名受访者的后续调查问卷中，只有24人（27%）表示他们在过去6个月内曾通过Goldmann压平眼压计对任何患者进行过复查。在这90名验光师中，有20人（22%）在过去24个月内没有对他们的眼压计进行过维护。得出的结论是，虽然非接触眼压测量法对青光眼检测有重大贡献，但当前的做法仍可改进，且几乎不需要额外的时间。
