A comprehensive eye exam includes a variety of tests and procedures to evaluate your eyes. During these tests, your Scottsdale ophthalmologist might test for visual acuity, color blindness, and a host of eye conditions, including glaucoma. Through all of the tests and procedures, it’s usually the ‘puff of air’ test that can cause the greatest apprehension among patients. Rest assured, the “puff of air” test is not done at all by our eye doctors.
During an eye exam, the ophthalmologist will commonly run a test to determine the pressure inside the eye, or intraocular pressure. This evaluation can help tell the doctor whether you have glaucoma or not. If your eye pressure is abnormally high, you could be at risk for glaucoma.
icare Tonometer
Fortunately, here at Scottsdale Eye Physicians & Surgeons, we are well ahead of the competition with the industry’s most advanced procedures and technology, and we have one of the best methods for evaluating your intraocular pressure. The icare Tonometer is an extremely advanced piece of technology that can measure the pressure within the eye with absolutely no eye drops and no ‘puff of air.’
This handheld device uses a particularly light probe that painlessly bounces off of the tears, measuring the force at which it returns. Based on that force, the icare Tonometer can accurately measure the pressure within your eyes. This remarkable piece of technology takes only 1-2 seconds to measure eye pressure and is especially ideal for children or those who cannot be positioned in the applanation machine due to arthritis or back problems.
icare Tonometer Benefits
At Scottsdale Eye Physicians & Surgeons, it is our highest priority to make our patients feel relaxed and comfortable during exams, while simultaneously gathering the most accurate exam results as possible. The icare Tonometer makes these goals possible.
This remarkable piece of technology is the most patient-friendly method of measuring intraocular pressure, and our Scottsdale ophthalmologists are some of the few in Arizona with this wonderful tool.
If you’re putting off that regular eye exam simply because of the ‘puff of air’ test, give us a call today to ask about the icare Tonometer.