MICROPROCESSOR SELF-TONOMETER FOR HOME IOP MONITORING

在治疗青光眼时，临床医生试图降低眼内压， 压力（IOP），但是，由于它不是恒定的，因此在 去看眼科医生可能不可靠。的测量 一直主张在患者家中测量IOP，但受到 缺乏可供患者安全可靠使用的器械 一个人一个自我眼压计，最近开发的学术研究人员， 已成功应用于临床研究，并在 在NEI国家计划确定的优先领域取得进展。 该提案的目标是使自我眼压计提供给 通过将原型转化为商业产品， 产品第一阶段将包括引入一个微处理器来控制 操作，登记和检查读数，向 患者并存档IOP、时间和日期，直到数据在 临床医生的办公室计算机控制的压力发生器将 也要发展。升级后的版本将进行测试，其功能 与现有的原型相比。第二阶段将致力于 指定、设计、开发和测试商业原型。

In treating glaucoma the clinician attempts to lower the intraocular pressure (IOP) but, since it is not constant, a single measurement during a visit to the ophthalmologist may be unreliable. The measurement of the IOP at the patient's home has been advocated but has been hampered by the lack of an instrument that can be used reliably and safely by the patient alone. A self-tonometer, recently developed by academic researchers, has been successfully implemented in clinical research and cited among the progresses in the priority areas set in the NEI National Plan. The goal of the proposal is to make the self-tonometer available to the ophthalmic community by converting the prototype into a commercial product. Phase I will consist of introducing a microprocessor to control the operation, register and check the readings, provide feedback to the patient and archive the IOP, time and date until the data is processed at the clinician's office. A computer controlled pressure generator will also be developed. The upgraded version will be tested and its function compared to that of the existing prototype. Phase II will be dedicated to specifying, designing, developing and testing a commercial prototype.