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. 2021 Feb 5;15:445–451. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S294710

Table 4.

Comparative Results of the Non-Contact Air-Puff Tonometer (NCT) Relative to the Goldmann Applanation Tonometer (GAT) by the Brand/Model of Device from 2005 to 2020

Year Authors NCT Brand/Model NCT Measurement in mmHg GAT Measurement in mmHg p Participants
2021 Stock et al (This research) Huvitz HNT 7000a 12.22 12.12 0.3100 Group 1: 10–15 mmHg
17.36 14.39 <0.0001 Group 2: 16–19 mmHg
21.30 17.50 <0.001 Group 3: ≥20 mmHg
2020 Trakanwitthayarak S Tomey
FT-1000a
14.14 13.60 0.151 Group 1:<21 mmHg
30.21 35.12 0.016 Group 2: ≥21 mmHg
2019 Luebke et al Corvis STa 18 17.6 0.1162 Outpatients with a mean age of 66.9 years
Thomey NCT 16.3 17.6 <0.001
2017 Nakao et al Corvis ST-IOPpachy 10.3 13.6 <0.01 Patients with primary open-angle glaucoma with a mean age of 61.94 years
Corvis ST-IOPcc 9.7 13.6 <0.01
Reichert 7CR-IOPga 13.7 13.6 0.52
Reichert 7CR-IOPcc 15.5 13.6 <0.01
2017 Jacob et al Tonoref Nidek II b <13 mmHg > GAT <0.001 Patients aged 20 to 60 years
≥13 mmHg <GAT
2016 Mahsud et al Canon Full Auto Tonometer TX-F 18.17 15.59 0.003 Patients aged 16 to 78 years
2016 Tolomei et al Nidek SL-300 22.77 17.79 <0.001 Patients with a mean age of 51.6 years
2014 Ilmaz et al Nidek NT-530a 16.1 15.5 0.998 Patients without glaucoma, with IOP <21 mmHg
2013 Farhood QK Topcon CT 80 15.91 13.06 0.001 Outpatients aged 15 to 84 years
2009 Salim et al Reichert PT-100a 15.0 14.3 0.64 Patients without glaucoma with a mean age of 62.6 years
2006 Ogbuehi CK Topcon CT 80a 13.6 13.4 >0.05 University students aged 20 to 27 years
2005 Ko et al Topcon CT-60 16.6 15.5 <0.001 Patients older than 18 years

Notes: aDevices that showed no difference relative to the Goldman tonometer in at least one of their measurement methods or one of the groups of participants. bFor values below 13 mmHg, the NCT obtained higher values than the GAT, and for values equal to or above 13 mmHg, the NCT values were lower than the GAT values.