Nature

Contamination of disposable tonometer prisms during tonometry

Due to the theoretical possibility of prion transmission in applanation tonometry, many ophthalmological units in the United Kingdom now use disposable tonometer prisms. We have investigated the ...
Arizona Daily Star

CATS Tonometer LLC Receives FDA Clearance for Disposable Tonometer Prism

TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The CATS®-D Disposable Prism, designed to deliver improved intraocular pressure (IOP) measurement accuracy using a sterile, disposable tip replacement for the Goldmann ...
Nature

Reliability of tonosafe disposable tonometer prisms: clinical implications from the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System Quality Assurance Study

Given the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System's recent introduction of single-use Tonosafe disposable tonometer prisms as an alternative to Goldmann applanation tonometers (GATs), this study had ...
Healio

Tonometer may expose patients to mad cow prions, Scottish report states

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Corneal cells can remain on tonometer tips even after rigorous cleansing, thereby making it possible for ...
Healio

Disposable tonometer prism receives FDA clearance

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The CATS-D disposable prism, a tip replacement for the Goldmann tonometer, has been cleared by the FDA, ...