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High eye pressure does not automatically mean glaucoma. Your Rx does not have anything to do with it, nor does the computer or TV, or reading. YOu can not really change your eye presssure by eating things or doing anything that is not a prescribed medication. it is hard to tell if you will get glaucoma or not becuase there are other factors besides high eye pressure that determine that. Your best bet to put your mind at eas would be to go and see an ophthalmologist that specializes in glaucoma. They can answer all of your questions and make sure that you do not have the other variables that it would take to diagnose glaucoma. The high end of normal pressure just might be your normal. It might not be.

Reading and TV watching do not have any effect on your pressure. If your pressure was taken with an air puff, it may be artificially high. You should have your pressure taken with a goldman tonometer. This test involves having drops in your eyes and having a blue probe touch your eyes. There are other factors to consider such as the appearance of your optic nerve and your visual field. At the very least you should make it in for any future follow ups or exams. About the only non prescription thing that will lower your pressure is marijuana. It has more side effects than anything your doctor might prescribe for you.

Elevated eye pressure is just one diagnostic factor in glaucoma. Not everything is known about glaucoma. The one thing that is known is that eye pressure is the only factor in glaucoma that we can control.

A normal eye pressure is anything 21 and below - average is 17. Some doctors are performing pachymetry to measure the thickness of the cornea in patients with elevated eye pressure(s). If you have thick corneas, your eye pressure is actually lower than what we can measure it at. If you have thin corneas, your eye pressure will be higher than what we can measure it at.

Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do to reduce your eye pressure except to use medicated eye drops daily. The type of glaucoma you're worried about is a slow, progressive disease. If you actually have glaucoma, it will take many years of the glaucoma not being treated before you noticed any deficit. Fortunately, with screening and treatment, there's no reason for you to have any problems. If you have glaucoma or are what we call a glaucoma suspect, you can expect to need visual field tests in addition to your routine exams. Since glaucoma damages your peripheral vision first, the visual field test is the best way to check for any vision loss.

If you eye pressure was checked using the air puff test or a Tonopen, your pressure might not be accurate. The "gold" standard and most accurate way to check eye pressure is by Goldmann tonometry.

Risk factors for glaucoma include high myopia (nearsightedness), age, family history, and race.

Oh, the fun of specialists. Yes, mine is 21, still in a safe zone but on the high side of normal. Since I see an ophthalmologist annually due to retina damage, they just keep an eye on it. However, having 25 at your age is something they certainly want to look at because it can be an early indicator of such things as glaucoma. The treatment usually involves eye drops. I always thought of eye drops as being a non-treatment, but in fact, medication enters the eye directly instead of having to be absorbed from the blood system. BTW, generally, eye pressure and blood pressure are separate things although high blood pressure can occasionally cause high eye pressure. If you want to do some research, look up 'high eye pressure' on google. Keep in mind that you are on the low end of the high scale, so don't panic.

Try to not be in front of a tv or computer or even on your phone for long periods of time. This can strain your eyes a lot and give you high eye pressure. Also try to move your eyes around a lot and dont wear glasses for long periods of time. If your going to read or do anything up close then dont wear them

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