A 21-year-old member asked:

What could cause a feeling of pressure on the eye if you do not have glaucoma or sinus problems?

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Dr. Robert Changanswered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Many: Sensations in or around the eye can be referred from many places, so it's best to get an eye exam to check to make sure all the eye structures are healthy. Take note of any associated symptoms that may point to another system that could be affected.

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Dr. Benjamin Chunanswered

Ophthalmology 30 years experience

Dry eyes: I find that most people who feel pressure in their eyes is from dry eyes. Most people with glaucoma can't 'feel' their pressure.

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A 31-year-old member asked:

Why does pressure rise in the eye to cause glaucoma?

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Dr. Visalakshi Valluryanswered

Family Medicine 26 years experience

Eye fluid imbalance: Glaucoma is caused by damage to the optic nerve due to increased pressure in the eye. The increased pressure can be due to increased fluid production or decreased drainage. Sometimes the reason for the increased pressure is not known. People over the age of 40, with diabetes, eye injury or eye surgery are at increased risk of glaucoma. Glaucoma is also more common among african americans.

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A 37-year-old male asked:

Hello. Have had a clicking noise in my right ear for week when yawn or burp and now today my left ear is hurting with pressure or squeezing feeling. I also have bad sinuses and pressure in my head. Will go away on own? Can sinus cause this?

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A 31-year-old member asked:

Is it possible that pressure in head be caused by sinus problems?

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A 18-year-old male asked:

Now further pressure behind eyes and eyebrows but a friend tells me warm liquid feeling isn't normal sinus issues, it's in the back of my head. ?

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A 33-year-old female asked:

I have glaucoma in my left eye and a large maxillary sinus cyst in my left sinus cavity. Could the cyst have caused the glaucoma?

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A 35-year-old female asked:

I feel pressure pulling like my eyes are being sucked out. which gives me a feeling like squinting. done a glaucoma test recently and tested negative?

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