Tabletop applanation tonometer to measure the intraocular pressure of an eye

Abstract

Disclosed is a tabletop tonometer apparatus that includes an encasement within which a motor controlled applanation tonometer is housed to indicate the intraocular pressure (IOP) of an eye undergoing testing. The tonometer encasement has a head positioning stand on which the head of an individual is positioned to enable the individual's eye to be tested for IOP. A 3-axis (X, Y, Z) tonometer position controller is housed within the tonometer encasement at which to be coupled to the applanation tonometer. The tonometer position controller has three reversible linear motors to generate driving forces for causing tonometer positioning slides interconnected with the applanation tonometer to move in any one or more of three orthogonally aligned directions so that the tonometer moves outwardly from the encasement towards and into contact with the eye of the individual.

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