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A: Normal pressure in the eye is between 12 and 21mm Hg. Some patients are fortunate in that their optic nerves can tolerate pressures outside this range. If there are no other signs of glaucoma (visual field defect or optic nerve changes), then high pressures can be followed and simply observed. Most docs will, however, treat a pressure greater than 30mm Hg. Higher than normal eye pressure with no evidence of glaucoma is referred to as ocular hypertension (no relationship to blood pressure). â Dr.
Without initial treatment, glaucoma can cause permanent blindness. The good news is, while glaucoma canât be cured, early treatment can control it. What is glaucoma? Glaucoma is a disease of the optic nerve, which carries vision from the eye to the brain, caused by pressure inside the eye which is high enough to harm nerve fibers and damage vision. As many as three million Americans have glaucoma, and many people who have glaucoma don't notice any symptoms until they start to lose some of their eyesight.