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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Glaucoma / August 2005How much can IOP fluctuate?
I went to my optometrist for my new glasses, and they said the IOP in my left eye was 43, and 31 in my right. They tested twice using the air puff and the blue light test. I was scheduled with an opthamologist (about 2 months later) who ran various tests, and said the pressure was about 25 in each eye. I also had no nerve damage or apparent loss of peripheral vision. He took pictures of my optic nerve and I am going back in 2 weeks for a more in-depth peripheral vision test and some other optic nerve check they said was higher tech. Im not on any drops or medication for the IOP. My question is, can the IOP fluctuate that much?? Also, when he was examining me, he said each eye was .3 which "isnt BAD..." according to him. What was this? Pressures are not the problem. The SKILL level of the person taking the measurement is probably the reason for the discrepancy in measurements. >I went to my optometrist for my new glasses, and they said the IOP in >my left eye was 43, and 31 in my right. They tested twice using the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >My question is, can the IOP fluctuate that much?? I am by no means an optomologist butpersonally my pressures being checked by a glaucoma expert varied from 30 to 12. Not on the same day of course. Even then my understanding is that they can vairy to a fair degree. As for the .3 I am almost certain that is the cup to disk ratio which means it is normal. The higher the number (max of 1) the worse. |
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