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What is the name of a machine that tests the pressure in the eyes?
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Tonometer: There are several different devices and a few different mechanisms for tools that measure the internal eye pressure. All of them however are called 'tonometer'. This test, best done by an ophthalmologist, will determine whether you have a risk to your vision from elevated pressure.
Answered 11/30/2014
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It is called: a tonometer. There are many types of them.
Answered 12/1/2014
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