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Does drinking a lot of caffeinated beverages affect glaucoma and does having sinus congestion affect glaucoma?

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Maybe: It would take a lot of caffeine to effect eye pressure and sinus congestion has no effect at all. Certain cold and sinus meds can effect the pressure in narrow angle glaucoma.

Answered 4/7/2013

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Probably not: There is a temporary increase in the eye pressure to a small degree from the ingestion of a large volume of liquid until the kidney gets rid of it. The caffeine does not alter the fluid relationships in the eye and so is not a problem. Sinus congestion is an independent problem and unrelated to eye pressure.

Answered 10/23/2017

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