Intraocular hypertension
Macular hole in both eyes
Question
Hi,
My wife has raised intraocular pressure with macular hole in both eyes. At present she is taking drops for the eye pressure and the doctors are monitoring the holes.
She is very worried that lowering the pressure down to 15 (as suggested by the glaucoma specialist) will cause the macular holes to get worse or tear.
Any suggestions please?
Thanks
Answer
Thanks for your Question
The normal range of intraocular pressure is 10-20 mmHg so any readings within this range is normal and safe to the eye whether there are holes or not.
You have to be sure about the location of the holes. There is a difference between macular holes and retinal holes. Macular hole should be treated surgically and without any delay while retinal holes which usually occur at the periphery of the retina can be monitored or sealed with argon laser.
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