Editing Intraocular pressure (section)

{{Short description|Fluid pressure inside the eye}}
[[Image:Patient and tonometer.jpg|thumb|250px|A patient in front of a [[tonometer]]]]
'''Intraocular pressure''' ('''IOP''') is the fluid [[pressure]] inside the [[human eye|eye]]. [[Ocular tonometry|Tonometry]] is the method [[eye care professional]]s use to determine this. IOP is an important aspect in the evaluation of patients at risk of [[glaucoma]].<ref name="pmid25400274">{{cite journal | last1=Farandos | first1=Nicholas M. | last2=Yetisen | first2=Ali K. | last3=Monteiro | first3=Michael J. | last4=Lowe | first4=Christopher R. | last5=Yun | first5=Seok Hyun | title = Contact lens sensors in ocular diagnostics | journal = Advanced Healthcare Materials | volume = 4 | issue = 6 | pages = 792–810 | date = April 2015 | pmid = 25400274 | doi = 10.1002/adhm.201400504 | s2cid=35508652 }}</ref> Most tonometers are calibrated to measure pressure in millimeters of mercury ([[mmHg]]).