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I went to have my eyepressure measured withthe airpuff tonometer 5x ina row within 4 minutes and i had readings ranging from 16-27. which# is accurate?

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The average: There is some randomness and operator dependency of the value of eye pressure with the air puff. That is why ophthalmologists, the real doctors, use the blue light device called the Goldmann tonometerl. Your actual pressure is probably an average of the 5 readings with the air puff.

Answered 1/31/2016

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