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Self-tonometry under microgravity conditions

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During a space mission flown in microgravity early changes in intraocular pressure due to the fluid shift effect in microgravity were analyzed with an automatic self-tonometry. In total, 13 pressure readings per eye were obtained during the mission. The first pressure readings 16 min after reaching microgravity revealed a 92% rise in intraocular pressure compared to the daytime-correlated baseline data on earth followed by an adaptation phase lasting for several hours. Diurnal pressure profiles during the mission showed no relevant difference in altitude and amplitude.

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IOP:

intraocular pressure

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  1. Abteilung für Ophthalmologie, Universitäts-Krankenhaus Eppendorf, Hamburg

    J. Draeger, R. Schwartz, S. Groenhoff & C. Stern

  2. Abteilung für Ophthalmologie Universitäts-Krankenhaus Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, W-2000, Hamburg 20, Germany

    J. Draeger

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Draeger, J., Schwartz, R., Groenhoff, S. et al. Self-tonometry under microgravity conditions. Clin Investig 71, 700–703 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00209723

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