I was getting a bit of eye irritation and itchiness at the inner
bottom corner of my right eye.
So when I was in Sri Hartamas Shopping Center last night, I dropped
by at Optique Eyeworks optometrist on the ground floor, where they
had one of these ''puffer'' machines.

The reading on the right eye came out to .....  20 !

The two optometrists there, however, said this was normal, and
they usually referred their customers to eye specialists only above 25.

It was one of those newer improved models, Reichert 7CR, which
accounted for the cornea's curvature in its computations :

http://www.reichert.com/product_details.cf...kuTk=1035455555
This was the reading :

IOP cc -
Right 20.0, Left 13.8

IOP g -
Right 18.6, Left 15.5
'' IOP cc ''  compensates for the corneal curvature.

'' IOP g '' is the Goldman standard with the older machines, such as
their Reichert 7, or the readings usually done by an opthalmologist.

http://www.reichert.com/product_details.cf...kuTk=1035259555
Now I'm wondering if I should get this checked out at an opthalmologist.

Bro, you stated the one that you tested with is the never model. So, I guess it should be more "accurate" than the older models that I was tested with.

And what qualification the so called 2 optometrists have? Only recommend to go see specialist if reading is 25 and above!!!

FYI, my daughter at age 14, while in Melbourne went to an optometrist (who obtained a Doctor of Optometry from Uni of Melbourne) and had her eyes' pressure tested with the puff machine ( Ramjade - you taught me an easier way to described the machines, haha) and got readings of 24 and the Optometrist was so worried that she insisted that my wife takes my daughter to a specialist and was willing to refer my daughter to one! And when my daughter revisited the optometrist to get another pair of specs a few months later, she reminded my wife to make sure that my daughter go seek an specialist's opinion in respect to her high eyes pressure readings. Of course, my daughter have since then visited a specialist.

Bro, if any family member (auntie or uncle included) of yours have Glaucoma, I strongly recommend that you go a specialist to have your eyes pressure test taken. And if you feel your vision has deteriorated, even slightly, I suggest to go take a vision test too for your records so that in the future you have some reference to check if you vision deteriorates any future.

Seeing a specialist and taking the vision test here in Malaysia is cheap compared to what I pay in SG (afer conversion). But, if you are ever told you need to go for an operation, best you get a second opinion from SG. I have been seeing my SG specialist for 5 years (after being told here by a so called top Glaucoma specialist in KL that I need to go for an operation) and my pressure has maintained and I'm still using the same medication she prescribed to me when I first met her.

Haha no
Chance liao
I live in penang

Any place where i can get my eye tested for glaucoma in Penang ?

Hi, is there any place where i can get my eye tested for glaucoma/eye pressure in KL/Cheras? What are the charges like? Is it expensive?

Do you know what are the consultation fees like? Is it expensive?

Nope, but I'm just worried that my eye pressure increased overtime.. I like rubbing my eyes.. lol