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CLINICAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
Volume 8, Issue -, Pages 177-185Publisher
DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S54753
Keywords
IOP; pressure transducer; wireless; MEMS; implant; intraocular
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- Boston Keratoprosthesis funds
- Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) Career Development Award
- NEI/NIH [1K08EY019686]
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Purpose: To present an autonomous intraocular pressure (IOP) measurement technique using a wireless implantable transducer (WIT) and a motion sensor. Methods: The WIT optical aid was implanted within the ciliary sulcus of a normotensive rabbit eye after extracapsular clear lens extraction. An autonomous wireless data system (AWDS) comprising of a WIT and an external antenna aided by a motion sensor provided continuous IOP readings. The sensitivity of the technique was determined by the ability to detect IOP changes resulting from the administration of latanoprost 0.005% or dorzolamide 2%, while the reliability was determined by the agreement between baseline and vehicle (saline) IOP. Results: On average, 12 diurnal and 205 nocturnal IOP measurements were performed with latanoprost, and 26 diurnal and 205 nocturnal measurements with dorzolamide. No difference was found between mean baseline IOP (13.08 +/- 2.2 mmHg) and mean vehicle IOP (13.27 +/- 2.1 mmHg) (P=0.45), suggesting good measurement reliability. Both antiglaucoma medications caused significant IOP reduction compared to baseline; latanoprost reduced mean IOP by 10% (1.3 +/- 3.54 mmHg; P<0.001), and dorzolamide by 5% (0.62 +/- 2.22 mmHg; P<0.001). Use of latanoprost resulted in an overall twofold higher IOP reduction compared to dorzolamide (P<0.001). Repeatability was +/- 1.8 mmHg, assessed by the variability of consecutive IOP measurements performed in a short period of time (<= 1 minute), during which the IOP is not expected to change. Conclusion: IOP measurements in conscious rabbits obtained without the need for human interactions using the AWDS are feasible and provide reproducible results.
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