After six to 12 months aboard the International Space Station (ISS), astronauts’ eyes and vision experience significant ...

Your ophthalmologist or optometrist (eye specialists) will perform a tonometry test to determine if you have elevated eye pressure. In most cases, a technique known as applanation is used.

Discover how long-term space missions impact astronauts' eye health, with over 70% experiencing vision changes due to ...

The low levels of gravity (microgravity) in space cause significant changes in astronauts' eyes and vision after six to 12 ...

Long-duration space missions are taking a toll on astronauts' vision, with microgravity causing structural and functional ...

A study on astronauts aboard the ISS found that microgravity reduces ocular rigidity, intraocular pressure, and pulse ...

Canadian researchers have examined OCT data from 13 astronauts who spent between 157 and 186 days on the International Space ...

The following investigations were carried out: measurement of visual acuity and visual fields, anterior segment inspection, applanation tonometry, gonioscopy, and examination of ocular fundus. Eighty ...

For instance, a comprehensive examination of burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) assessed various ocular parameters, including tear production and IOP, using rebound tonometry. The findings ...