Medical procedures - tonometry

Tonometry — measurement of intraocular pressure by determining the ability of the eyeball to the strain. The method is based on мeasuring of deformation of the eyeball in response to mechanical stress on the cornea. These data is determined the risk of glaucoma, is exercised the diagnose of diseases, dynamic observation of the patient, is determined tactics for further treatment and the indications for laser and surgical intervention. Conducted for all persons older than 40 years regardless of the reasons for their treatment to an ophthalmologist.