PURPOSE: Could the central corneal thickness (CCT) change the intraocular pressure (IOP) measured by ICARE (IC) GOLDMANN APPLANATION TONOMETER (GAT) and PASCAL DYNAMIC COUNTOUR TONOMETER (PDCT). METHODS: Before using the anesthesia we have measured the IOP with IC tonometer. After that we have used topical anesthesia to obtain the CCT using an ultrasound pachymeter (Mentor Co.) and the IOP measured by PCDT followed by a drop of fluorescein to measured IOP with GAT. RESULTS: 138 eyes of 71 patients were analyzed. Patients were divided into 3 groups according to CCT. Best correlation was observed with IC and PDCT, showing a mean average difference of -0.2. The intraocular pressure data obtained from PDCT showed higher values when compared with GAT, with a mean average difference of -3.1. There are also a statistical significant difference with the IOP measurements with IC and GAT. CONCLUSION: There are a significant difference in IOP measurements obtained by IC, GAT and PCDT when compared with CCT.
Tonometry, ocular; Cornea; Glaucoma; Intra-ocular pressure
