Schiøtz tonometer explained

Schiøtz tonometer
Purpose:	measure intra ocular pressure

Schiøtz tonometer is an indentation tonometer, used to measure the intraocular pressure (IOP) by measuring the depth produced on the surface of the cornea by a load of a known weight. The indentation of corneal surface is related to the IOP.

Parts

The Schiotz tonometer consists of a curved footplate which is placed on the cornea of a supine patient. A weighted plunger attached to the footplate sinks into the cornea. A scale then gives a reading depending on how much the plunger sinks into the cornea, and a conversion table converts the scale reading into IOP measured in mmHg.^[1]

Footplates have to be cool, dry and sterilized before use.

Eponym

It was invented by the Norwegian ophthalmologist Hjalmar August Schiøtz, who presented it to the Norwegian Medical Society on 10 May 1905.^{[2] [3]}

External links

• How to measure intraocular pressure: Schiötz tonometry

Notes and References

1. Web site: IOP and Tonometry - EyeWiki . Eyewiki.aao.org . 2013-10-02.
2. Web site: Tonometers. Neil. Handley. 31 October 2013. 2 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131102035525/http://www.college-optometrists.org/en/college/museyeum/online_exhibitions/optical_instruments/tonometers.cfm. dead.
3. Hjalmar Schiøtz og hans tonometer. Tidsskrift for den Norske Legeforening. 2001-02-10. Ytteborg. Jan.