
The Topcon Computerised Tonometer CT-20, a non-contact tonometer (NCT), was used to measure intraocular pressure (IOP) in mmHg in 1,226 subjects above the age of 30 years with no ocular pathology. The mean IOP was 14.41 mmHg and the standard deviation 3.43. The mean IOP far was higher in female (14.60) than male (14.22). This gender difference in the mean IOP was significant; t stat = 2.69, P < 0.5. Right IOP exceeded left IOP and this was highly significant in both male (t stat 4.03) and female (t stat 5.64) p < 0.01. This IOP asymmetry approximates a normal distribution. The mean of the differences (right-left IOP) and standard deviation for all subjects were 0.57 and 2.26 respectively. The range for the differences was- 10 to 10 mmHg. Asymmetry was greater in females than males (t stat = 2.05, p < 0.05). Knowledge of these statistics will help in decisions concerning glaucoma screening with NCT.
Adult, Male, Sex Characteristics, Reproducibility of Results, Ghana, Tonometry, Ocular, Reference Values, Humans, Mass Screening, Female, Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted, Intraocular Pressure
Adult, Male, Sex Characteristics, Reproducibility of Results, Ghana, Tonometry, Ocular, Reference Values, Humans, Mass Screening, Female, Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted, Intraocular Pressure
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