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Higher than normal eye pressures. Treatment?

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Cheetah
Cheetah

I've had higher than normal eye pressures for most of my adult life - I'm 72. Recently, I was seen by an eye consultant about a different eye problem and, once again, my pressures are high and I now have to go to the glaucoma clinic, although I've never been diagnosed with glaucoma. My pressures at the moment are 24 in each eye, but I know they've been higher than that in the past.

Is there a pressure at which I will have to use eye drops to bring it down? Or is it just a case of monitoring me?

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  • chuck62520
    chuck62520 Cheetah

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    Eye pressure is a possible indicator of Glaucoma but does not tell the whole story. It is likely that you will be given a visual fields test as a baseline to determine if there is any loss of sight over time. As my Glaucoma specialist put it, it's possible to have Glaucoma with relatively low pressure and not to have Glaucoma with pressures above 20. When your Eye Doc does a thorough examination he or she should be able to determine of your optic nerve shows signs of cupping or thinning. Again, this cupping is different for everyone and is not the sole determination for Glaucoma diagnosis.

    • Cheetah
      Cheetah chuck62520

      Posted

      Thank you for your reply. You've explained things very clearly. Much appreciated.

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