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Di Staso F, Gaudio PA. Aqueous Outflow Facility after Periocular Triamcinolone Injection: A Preliminary Evaluation of the Falck Medical Applanation Tonometer. J Curr Glaucoma Pract 2023; 17 (4):197-204.
Aim: To evaluate the Falck Medical Applanation Tonometer 1 (FMAT-1) as a device for measuring intraocular pressure (IOP) and outflow facility (OF) in patients with uveitis after periocular triamcinolone injection in one eye.
Materials and methods: Retrospective observational comparison. IOP and OF measurements were recorded and analyzed, comparing Goldmann tonometry and FMAT-1 readings. Records were reviewed for adult patients with uveitis who had undergone recent periocular triamcinolone injection in one eye.
Results: A total of 19 patients’ records were evaluated. In treated eyes, median IOPs (in mm Hg) by Goldmann and FMAT-1 were 21 and 21.0, respectively, and mean IOPs were 22.21 and 21.15, respectively. In untreated eyes, median IOPs by Goldmann and FMAT-1 were 15 and 15.7, respectively, and mean IOPs were 15.52 and 15.31, respectively. Median OF (in µL/mm Hg) in treated and untreated eyes was 0.17 and 0.22, respectively, and mean values were 0.17 and 0.23, respectively. Pearson correlation showed an inverse relationship between IOP and OF in treated eyes, and linear regression analysis showed that IOP strongly predicted outflow in this group.
Conclusion: The FMAT-1 generates IOP results substantially similar to Goldmann and OF readings with greater ease than prior tonography devices.
Clinical significance: The mechanism of corticosteroid-induced IOP elevation appears to be a reduction in aqueous OF, and its measurement is tonography. This technique has traditionally been cumbersome. FMAT-1 is a newly launched instrument that measures IOP and OF at the slit lamp simultaneously in a few seconds.
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