Tonometer

Japanese: tonometer
Tonometer

...It is also known to vary slightly depending on factors such as posture, breathing, intraocular blood volume, and sudden changes in blood pressure.
[Measurement of intraocular pressure]
In the days before tonometers, intraocular pressure was measured by applying pressure to the eyeball with a finger (acupressure method) and measuring the level of pressure, but this method is still valuable today as it is extremely simple. Tonometers currently in use measure intraocular pressure by applying a certain amount of force to the eyeball and measuring the degree of deformation that occurs (indentation tonometer) or the force required to cause a certain amount of deformation (applanation tonometer).

*Some of the terminology that mentions "tonometer" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また,体位,呼吸,眼内血液量,急激な血圧変化といった因子によっても若干変動することが知られている。
[眼圧の測定]
 眼圧計tonometerのなかった時代には,もっぱら指で眼球を圧迫し(指圧法),その張りぐあいによって眼圧の高低が測られていたが,この方法は,きわめて簡便な方法として現代でもその価値をもつ。現在用いられている眼圧計では,眼球に一定の力を加えて生ずる変形の程度(圧入眼圧計),あるいは一定の変形をおこすのに必要な力(圧平眼圧計)を測定することにより眼圧を測定する。…

※「tonometer」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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