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Glaucoma w/30% nerve damage. pressure reduced from 30 to 15. cornea is 516 thick. do i add 2 points to eye pressure reading because cornea is thin?
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Yes: Because the cornea is thin, your actual eye pressure is 2 points higher than measured.
Answered 9/30/2013
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Not really: The adjustments to pressure based on corneal thickness are largely out of favor today. The more important thing is to have regular pressure measurements by the same technique. If you went from 30 to 15 with treatment, you are doing very well.
Answered 9/19/2013
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