What Is Considered Normal Eye Pressure?
Eye pressure can vary hourly, daily, and weekly. Measuring your intraocular pressure (IOP) during eye exams provides an important indication of your eye health.
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Eye pressure can vary hourly, daily, and weekly. Measuring your intraocular pressure (IOP) during eye exams provides an important indication of your eye health.
The visual field test is a subjective measure of central and peripheral vision, or “side vision,” and is used by your doctor to diagnose, determine the severity of, and monitor your glaucoma.
It is important that your doctor listens and responds to your concerns and questions, is willing to explain your treatment options, and is available for calls and checkups.
Anyone with high risk factors for glaucoma should be tested every year or two after age 35.
Corneal thickness is important because it can mask an accurate reading of eye pressure, causing doctors to treat you for a condition that may not really exist
As glaucoma patients, a basic understanding of glaucoma and its treatment is helpful to prepare for eye doctor visits.
Virtual Reality visual field tests may soon become an important assessment tool in glaucoma management.
Understanding how your IOP changes over time can help you and your doctor feel confident that your glaucoma treatment is working effectively.
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