Adjusting The Measurement Position - Icare HOME Instruction Manual

Icare HOME tonometer Instruction manual for health care professionals
Icare HOME tonometer Instruction manual for health care professionals
10.2

ADJUSTING THE MEASUREMENT POSITION

WARNING!
Do not push the tonometer into the eye (the tip of the probe should be
4-8mm, or 5/32-5/16", from the eye).
Tonometer forehead and cheek supports with adjustment wheels.
To adjust the measurement position for your patient:
1. Adjust the supports using the adjustment wheels as shown in the above figure.
2. Keep the probe horizontal and pointing perpendicularly to the center of the cornea.
3. Set the distance between the tip of the probe and the center of the cornea to be
4-8mm (5/32-5/16") as shown in the below figure.
4. Read the distance setting (forehead A•1, A•2, etc.,
cheek B•1, B•2, etc.) between the arrows on the scale
(7) of the supports , see the figure left, and write it
down on a support position tag for the patient.
5. Do the same for the other eye as well unless only
one eye needs monitoring.
6. Verify that the support positions are correct each
and every time the patient comes in for a clinic visit.
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The tonometer has two
adjustable supports (4-5), one
for the forehead and one for the
cheek, as shown in the figure left.
The supports are for ensuring
accurate measurement distance
and alignment.
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