Eye Pressure and CPAP?

I just got back from the eye doctor. I was told the pressure in my eyes "is a little up" and that we will need to keep an eye on it in the next few months. Do you think it has anything to do with the CPAP pressure or it's just coincidence? I'm afraid I don't know my anatomy well enough to know if that was a stupid question. I know my eyes sure get puffy from the air blowing into them, and I guess if the elevated pressure in my eyes is due to CPAP it's not like I'm going to stop using it as a result, but I wondered if that is anything that is something I can control or not.

Thanks!

Peggy

There have been quite a few posts on this very subject lately. I'm not sure if there is any definitive proof that cpap therapy can increase intraocular pressure, but there is a definite strong link between OSA and glaucoma. I was recently diagnosed with glaucoma with damage to the left eye and I use drops twice a day in that eye now and will have to keep a close watch on pressure in both eyes since they were both high. The best thing to do is keep a close check on it and get treatment to reduce pressure (usually rx eyedrops) if necessary. Maybe in the future, we will see some studies as to whether cpap affects IOP in any way. Would be interesting if they would publish a study on that topic.

Sundra

An earlier discussion was held in this forum. Yoiu can read the posts at:

viewtopic.php?p=272355&sid=b1bae57bf690 ... ed26a25d5d

I hope this answers some of your questions

Thank you for the info! I should have searched first before asking but sometimes my brain misfires into lazy mode.

Peggy

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