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Corneal thickness is 510+ 2. in glaucoma does that mean you add 2 points to my eye pressure reading of 15?
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Generally yet: There is a nomogram relating corneal thickness to internal pressure and at a thickness of 510 (on the thinner side) the pressure estimate is 2 points higher. If your eye pressure is 15, that is comfortably in the normal range. Are you being treated to lower your pressure to that level?
Answered 5/16/2013
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No: The more important way to judge the pressure in the eye is whether or not there is any evidence of damage from pressure on the optic nerve head. The corneal thickness is a separate measurement the shows whether there is or is not an increased risk of developing glaucoma. Your measurement of 510 means that you do have an increase risk to developing glaucoma.
Answered 11/24/2013
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