High intraoccular pressure

[archangle]

A lot of things change when you go from apnea to CPAP. Most of them are good, but it wouldn't be surprising if certain things get worse for some people.

Don't dismiss a connection between the two too quickly.

[Kitatonic]

Cindy, I meant that the puff test, like the pen test, can be inaccurate. My previous tests, before CPAP, were with the puff test, which according to the new eye doctor is typically lower than the instrument on the eyeball measurement. Yes, I realize that 18 is still normal, but it was up about six points over any previous measurements.

[BigLou]

to the OP........Don't worry too much about it. One pressure does not a glaucoma make. One can have a pressure of 18 and have low tension glaucoma but another can have 25 and just have ocular hypertension.....something that may be monitored but not necessarily treated unless there are risk factors that only the eye doctor can asses. An instrument called an OCT can scan your optic nerve and determine things the doctor may not be able to just via his/her microscopic examination. IOP can also normally vary throughout the day by 5mmHg or so and still be OK. Normal IOP is considered to be between about 10-22mmHg. Again just proceed with a yellow flag and get a good nights rest. Doctor's orders. Notice my avatar!!

Lou

[avi123]

The value of the Intra Ocular Pressures vary from person to person. If my pressure is 15 mmHG and your is 21 mmHG , both during the a.m. part of the day, it does not mean anything, b/c I may have an Open Angle Glaucoma and you may have something else. So you cant compare this pressure between individuals.