First-in-human continuous 24-hour measurement of intraocular pressure and ocular pulsation using a novel contact lens sensor

2020 ◽  
pp. bjophthalmol-2019-315276
Author(s):  
Robert Wasilewicz ◽  
Thierry Varidel ◽  
Sonja Simon-Zoula ◽  
Mario Schlund ◽  
Sacha Cerboni ◽  
...  

Background/AimsThis study assessed the feasibility of a novel contact lens device for intraocular pressure (IOP) and ocular pulse amplitude (OPA) continuous measurements over 24 hours.MethodsThis prospective, open-label, single-centre, non-randomised study included glaucoma and healthy subjects. IOP and OPA values acquired by the pressure-measuring contact lens (PMCL) device in one patient’s eye at the beginning of the measurement were compared with tonometry values (Goldman applanation tonometry (GAT) and dynamic contour tonometry (DCT)) in the same eye just before PMCL placement. Furthermore, IOP and OPA values measured with PMCL on the study eye during a water drinking test (WDT) were compared with DCT values in the fellow eye. Comparisons were performed using t-tests with 95% Confidence Intervals.ResultsTwenty-four-hour IOP and OPA curves were obtained for eight subjects. The mean IOP difference between PMCL and tonometry on the same eye was within ±5 mm Hg in 75% (GAT) and 87.5% (DCT) of subjects. IOP variations due to WDT were detected by PMCL and DCT, showing an average increase of 2.43 and 1.85 mm Hg, respectively. Differences between PMCL and DCT for IOP variations in fellow eyes were within ±5 mm Hg for 97.2% of time points. The difference between OPA in fellow eyes was within ±5 mm Hg for 85.5% of the time points.ConclusionsThis first-in-human study is a proof-of-concept for 24-hour continuous measurements of IOP and OPA with the PMCL. This device is non-invasive and has good comparability with standard tonometry.

2021 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
pp. 1235-1242
Author(s):  
Gyeong Min Lee ◽  
Seung Joo Ha

Purpose: To compare the intraocular pressure reduction and changes in ocular pulse amplitude of travoprost 0.003% and tafluprost 0.0015%. Methods: We assessed patients who were diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma from January 2017 to July 2019 for the first time at our hospital. Forty-two eyes were assigned to the travoprost group (23 patients) and 26 eyes were assigned to the tafluprost group (14 patients). Changes in intraocular pressure were measured by Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT), and corrected ocular pulse amplitude (cOPA) was measured using dynamic contour tonometry. Changes in these parameters were observed and compared for 1 year. Results: No significant differences were observed between the GAT measurements and the cOPA of patients treated with travoprost and tafluprost for 1 year (p = 0.512, p = 0.105). The change in initial intraocular pressure on GAT observed after 1 week was -5.32 ± 2.63 mmHg for travoprost and -3.79 ± 3.19 mmHg for tafluprost (p = 0.0457). The initial change in cOPA was +0.04 ± 0.9 mmHg in the travoprost group and -0.76 ± 0.97 mmHg in the tafluprost group (p = 0.0028). Conclusions: Travoprost and tafluprost reached the targeted intraocular pressure with no difference in the long-term effects of reduced intraocular pressure. However, travoprost was initially better at lowering intraocular pressure faster, and tafluprost had a greater effect on lowering OPA. Prostaglandin analogs can be selected individually by considering the aforementioned factors.


Vision ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Marco Antonio de Castro Olyntho Junior ◽  
Lucas Bertazzi Augusto ◽  
Carolina P. B. Gracitelli ◽  
Andrew J. Tatham

Evaluate the effect of corneal thickness, densitometry and curvature on intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements obtained by Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT), non-contact tonometry (NCT), rebound tonometry (RT), and dynamic contour tonometry (DCT). A cross-sectional prospective study involving 40 participants was performed. Corneal measurements were obtained using Pentacam (Oculus GMbH, Wetzlar, Germany), densitometry was measured at annuli of 0–2, 2–6, 6–10 and 10–12 mm. The relationship between corneal thickness (central, 4 and 6 mm), corneal astigmatism and corneal densitometry and IOP was examined. There was a significant relationship between corneal thickness (central, 4 and 6 mm) and GAT180, GAT90, RT, and NCT (P < 0.001 for all comparisons) but not for DCT. Higher corneal densitometry (6–10 mm and 10–12 mm zones) was associated with higher IOP from GAT180 and GAT90, and higher densitometry in the 6–10 mm zone correlated with higher IOP from NCT, however corneal densitometry increased with age. Accounting for age, the relationship between corneal densitometry and IOP measurements was not significant. In eyes with greater corneal astigmatism there was a greater difference between GAT90 and GAT180 measurements. IOP measurements may be affected by corneal thickness, densitometry and curvature. DCT was less affected by properties of the cornea compared to other devices.


Eye ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Y F Ku ◽  
H V Danesh-Meyer ◽  
J P Craig ◽  
G D Gamble ◽  
C N J McGhee

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 516-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoki Tojo ◽  
Mitsuya Otsuka ◽  
Atsushi Hayashi

Purpose: Cataract surgeries have been shown to reduce intraocular pressure. We used a Sensimed Triggerfish® contact lens sensor to compare intraocular pressure levels and their fluctuation between before and after cataract surgeries in patients with normal-tension glaucoma. Methods: This was a prospective open-label study. Thirteen patients with normal-tension glaucoma were included. All patients underwent a 1-month washout and discontinued glaucoma medications during this study. In each eye, intraocular pressure fluctuations over 24 h were measured with the contact lens sensor before and at 3 months after the cataract surgery. We compared intraocular pressure levels and their fluctuation between before and after cataract surgeries. We used two approaches to evaluate the amplitude of intraocular pressure fluctuations: dual-harmonic regression analysis, and measurement of the difference between the maximum and the minimum value. Results: The mean pre-operative intraocular pressure was 14.7 ± 2.2 mm Hg and mean post-operative intraocular pressure was 11.4 ± 2.2 mm Hg. Cataract surgery significantly decreased intraocular pressure (p = 0.0005). In both methods, the post-operative fluctuations in intraocular pressure over 24 h were significantly smaller than their pre-operative counterparts (dual-harmonic regression analysis: p = 0.0171; difference between the maximum and the minimum: p = 0.0398). Conclusion: Cataract surgery decreased both intraocular pressure values and intraocular pressure fluctuations in normal-tension glaucoma patients.


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