Tonometry
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How It Feels
Tonometry should not cause any eye pain. Your doctor will use eyedrops to numb the surface of your eyes so that you will not feel the tonometer during the test. You may have a scratchy feeling on your cornea. This usually goes away in 24 hours.
Some people become anxious when the tonometer needs to be touched to the eye. In air-puff tonometry, only a puff of air touches the eye.
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Last Updated:
April 8, 2008- Author:
- Jeannette Curtis
- Medical Review:
- Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Christopher J. Rudnisky, MD, FRCSC - Ophthalmology
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