Abstract
Background: Glaucoma is a multifactorial disease with common end point characteristics affecting the optic nerve.It is defined as an optic neuropathy characterised by specific structural findings in the optic disc (increased VerticalCup Disc Ratio (VCDR) or VCDR asymmetry >97.5 percentile) and particular functional deficits in automatedvisual field testing. It consists of three components: the optic nerve head, the visualfield, and intraocular pressure.Detecting the intraocular pressure is essential in not only initiating treatment, but also in monitoring the responseto treatment.Method: 210 purposively selected patients were subjected to three methods of tonometry – Goldmannapplanationtonometry, Schiotz indentation tonometry (with the 5.5g, 7.5g and 10 g weights). Three recordings were obtainedwith each method and the arithmetic mean taken as the intraocular pressure. The data was statistically analyzedusing the intra-class correlation coefficient. Sensitivity and specificity were also calculated for the Schiotz tonometer.Results: The Schiotz tonometer showed fair agreement with the Gold mannapplanationtonometer. The Schiotztonometer scored low as an effective screening tool.Conclusion: The current study shows that the Schiotz tonometer compares favourably with theGoldmannapplanation tonometer showing fair agreement with it. It showed good specificity and was reliable indetection of positives, excluding false positives.
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