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Optometrist uses puff air to measure eye pressure and opthomologist says that is not an accurate test. is that right?

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Ocular Pressure: The puff of air that optometrist use measures the response of the eye to the puff of air, the doctor can make a rough estimate of the intraocular pressure. The one an ophthalmologist measures is more accurate because he touches the eye directly, that way obtaining a better/acurate measurement.

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Answered 11/30/2016

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