A study that compares eye pressure measurements taken by two instruments, Icare tonometer and Goldmann applanation tonometer in normal children.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2014/12/005288
- Lead Sponsor
- Father Muller Medical College
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Informed consent by parents/guardians
- Normal children aged 7-14 years presenting for ophthalmology evaluations to the department clinic during the study period.
- Those children who can cooperate with measurement of IOP by Goldmann applanation tonometer and Icare tonometer.
Exclusion Criteria
1. children with a history of glaucoma, ocular surface disorders like allergic conjunctivitis, infections, corneal scarring, eye trauma, and previous ocular surgeries.
2.Uncooperative children and those who were squeezing the lids during the Icare readings were also excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method comparison of the iop measured between two instrumentsTimepoint: Point measure -Single measurement by two instruments with around 5 minutes gap on same day
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Correlation and agreement between the two instrument readingsTimepoint: Point measure -Single measurement by two instruments with around 5 minutes gap on same day