PASCAL’s Clinical Benefits
- TRUE IOP - independent of CCT and rigidity
confirmed with intracameral measurements - Highest repeatability
for a refined IOP & glaucoma progression analysis - Ocular Pulse Amplitude OPA
a measure for the short term pressure fluctuations - Elimination of late or missed diagnosis
as seen with false negatives from GAT measurement
Links to the Studies
Correcting IOP for CCT does not work.
Corneal rigidity may have even greater influence than CCT.
Pg. 18, 4 th World Glaucoma Consensus on IOP
- PASCAL is proven to be the most accurate tonometer today. study
Every 1mmHg of IOP reduction lowers risk of progression by 10% -
Most Tonometers are not able to meet this accuracy. study - PASCAL is proven to be the most repeatable and reproducable tonometer today.
This allows to safely delegate IOP measurements and free medical staff. study - PASCAL IOP is true IOP! Read the full study
PASCAL is proven in vivo to be closest to TRUE-IOP of the anterior chamber.
Only 0.2mmHG mean difference! - PASCAL IOP measurements are almost totally independent of the cornea study
- Pascal detects the Ocular Pulse Amplitude OPA.
Decreased OPA is correlated with increased glaucomatous functional and structural damage.
OPA is lower in NTG. studyI studyII
This is reimbursable in many countries. more PASCAL is hardly affected by any kind of surgery or therapy.
These influence most other tonometers by changing corneal biomechanics.
- LASIK study - Prostaglandines study
- Crosslinking study - Penetrating Keratoplasty study
- Trabeculectomy study - Keratoconus study
PASCAL helps to identify more persons at risk of glaucoma and manage their IOP more professionally. study
Some more practical benefits
- No fluorescein needed
- Sterile Sensor Caps avoid cross infections
- The readout is digital and Pascal can be connected to a PC with the PASCAL Data Wizard software or directly via many EMR packages.
- Electronic Self calibration. No adjustment needed.
