Self Tonometry and Transfer of Glaucoma Patients' Data for Improving the Supply Situation

The SALUS project is developing an outpatient, intersectoral form of care in which patients measure their intraocular pressure in their home environment with a so-called self-tonometer. The measured intraocular pressure values are incorporated into daily pressure profiles, which can be viewed via an electronic case file together with further examination data both by the treating ophthalmologists in the doctor's offices and clinics and by the patients. The new form of care not only supports the telemedical networking of doctors but also increases the compliance by involving the patient in the entire course of the illness.

Inclusion criteria

• Requirement of a stationary day and night measurement
• Statutory health insurance
• Verified and suspicion of glaucoma diagnosis with suspicion of pressure variations and peaks or not attained target pressure or suspicion of glaucoma progression (H40.1, H40.2 und H42.-)
• Willingness for therapy in one of the participating clinics
• Adequate German language skills
• Signed and dated informed consent for study participation and data transfer
• Legal capacity of the insurant to agree to the study participation

Exclusion criteria

• Patients outside the catchment area of the participating clinics
• Covering illnesses in psychiatry, neurology or other indications (e.g. impairment of independence) which make self-tonometry impossible
• Strong communication barriers that do not allow the instruction to carry out the intervention
• Unclear legal capacity of the potential study participants