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Arch Ophthalmol. 2006;124:1337-1338.

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Since childhood, essentially everyone has asked or been asked "Are we there yet?" This question can elicit many reactions, including anticipation, hope, and even recognition that we have not yet reached our destination. The same responses can be applied to ophthalmology if we consider our journey in grappling with the challenge of accurately measuring one of the basic components of an ophthalmologic examination, the intraocular pressure (IOP).

The year 2005 marked the centennial of the first simple and generally reliable tonometer designed to measure the IOP, that of a Norwegian professor of ophthalmology, Hjalmar Schiøtz (1850-1927).¹ For half a century his instrument became the standard for measuring IOP and it is still useful for measurements at the bedside and in the operating room. It also earned him a nomination for a Nobel Prize. Placing a Schiøtz tonometer on an eye requires topical anesthesia. Credit for discovering topical anesthesia belongs to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

AUTHOR INFORMATION
James G. Ravin, MD; Eve J. Higginbotham, MD