Ocular hypertension occurs when the pressure in your eyes increases above the range considered normal with no detectable changes in vision or damage to the structure of your eyes. The term is used to distinguish people with elevated pressure from those with glaucoma, a serious eye disease that causes damage to the optic nerve and vision loss.
Ocular hypertension should not be considered a disease by itself. The term ocular hypertension is used to describe the condition of individuals who should be observed more closely than the general population for the onset of glaucoma.
· Some studies suggest that women could be at a higher risk for ocular hypertension.
· Studies also show that men with ocular hypertension may be at a higher risk for glaucomatous damage.
Intraocular pressure slowly rises with increasing age, just as glaucoma becomes more prevalent as you get older.
Ocular hypertension has no noticeable signs or symptoms. Your doctor of optometry can check the pressure in your eyes with an instrument called a tonometer and can examine the inner structures of your eyes to assess your overall eye health.
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