The Pocket Beagles are not recognized as a separate breed from the regular size Beagles. They need a fenced and secure yard as they have the tendency to wander off following an interesting scent. The breed is very friendly and gets along with everybody including children, other dogs and cats.
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.
Eye pressure is also called intraocular pressure (IOP) and is measured with a special tonometry device. Pressure is recorded in millimetres of mercury (mmHg). Normal eye pressure ranges from 10 to 21 mmHg. Ocular hypertension is defined as an eye pressure of greater than 21 mmHg on two consecutive occasions without glaucoma changes being present. The optometrist or ophthalmologist will verify the eye pressure findings with a procedure called pachymetry to measure the corneal thickness with an ultrasound probe.