Huddersfield University optometry lecturers have published a study outlining how a model eye has been used to train students in the clinical skill of tonometry.
Lecturers, Kate Doorduyn, Rebekka Heitmar, Lauren Coetzee, in the Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences first began using the model as an instruction tool for tonometry during Covid-19.
The study highlighted that 'the tonometry model eye (TME) was reported to be a useful experiential tool, facilitating a safe learning environment for students to develop the technical skills required to perform Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT) before moving on to real-eye experiences.'
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