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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Glaucoma / August 2004Pressure readings
Through the last 4 years my pressure readings were about 23/24 with no changes in VF. I have thick cornea at 645. Six months ago I had a new doctor who gave my readings as 32. And in between I had seen an optometrist who checked my pressure on several days and gave the readings at 23. The new doctor who tested yesterday still gave me a reading of 32. How come this doctor readings are always on the high end compared to all others. Note the optometrist reading was at 23 as well. Can Dr. Cohn please comment? Is it possible this doc is reading it wrong. Here is one more thing, the assistant tested the pressure before the doctor and wrote the readings at 22 but the doctor repeated it and corrected his assistant. Everybody used the same instrument. The "blue" tonometer. Thank you Nick > Through the last 4 years my pressure readings were about 23/24 with no > changes in VF. I have thick cornea at 645. Six months ago I had a new [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Thank you > Nick Different observers will always come up with different numbers. The Goldmann tonometer (small prism on the slit lamp under the blue light) is the most accurate way to check IOP, but still, different folks will get different readings. I would get yet another opinion before letting someone start me on medications...there is quite a difference between 23 and 32 (maybe the doc is dyslexic?). Good luck, Dr. Cohn Thank you very much doctor Nick > > Through the last 4 years my pressure readings were about 23/24 with no > > changes in VF. I have thick cornea at 645. Six months ago I had a new [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Good luck, > Dr. Cohn Please let us know what th esecond opinion re pressure says; the puzzle of the difference is interesting. Carolyn > Thank you very much doctor > [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >>Good luck, >>Dr. Cohn  SignatureA contented malcontent. http://www.equalizers.org LOL --good grief --What a thought , Dr. Cohn ; ) are you serious ? then this may be one unlucky man ! well i guess you are serious --Poor Nick |
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