The device (1) for measuring intraocular pressure, in particular a tonometer,
has a base body (3) which has a contact surface (5; 17; 30) to be
applied to the eye surface. The contour of the contact surface (5) is adapted
with a certain tolerance to a standard surface of a standard eye with predetermined
internal pressure. Arranged in the contact surface (5) there is a pressure-sensitive
unit (7) whose contact surface (9; 23; 31) merges into the contour
of the contact surface (5) of the base body (3).
With the device according to the invention, the pressure actually prevailing
in the eye can be precisely measured.
