Intraocular pressure is the fluid pressure inside the eye. It may become elevated due to anatomical problems, inflammation of the eye, as a side-effect from medication or due to genetic factors. Elevated intraocular pressure is a significant risk factor for glaucoma. The pressure is determined by the coupling of production and the drainage of fluid from the anterior ocular chamber. Ophthalmology
If raised IOP is not the only determinant of glaucoma, what are the other factors? User:Jfdwolff | User_talk:Jfdwolff 16:59, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC) :Glaucoma is now generally defined as a progressive optic neuropathy characterized by damage to the optic nerve and visual field loss. This definition is more widely accepted given that someone can have have elevated IOPs without neuropathy or neuropathy without elevated IOPs. --User:Edwardian 17:14, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC) So what is the neuropathy due to, if not pathologically raised IOP? And why can raised IOP without neuropathy not be termed "glaucoma"? User:Jfdwolff | User_talk:Jfdwolff 10:03, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC) :1) We don't know what causes glaucomatous neuropathy. 2)Raised IOP without neuropathy is not termed "glaucoma" a) because "glaucoma" implies damage to the OHN, b) because an elevated IOP without ONH damage is simply an elevated IOP, and c) because an elevated IOP (usually > 21mmgHg) is termed "ocular hypertension". --User:Edwardian 04:07, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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Intraocular pressure is the fluid pressure inside the eye. It may become elevated due to anatomical problems, inflammation of the eye, as a side-effect from medication or due to genetic factors. Elevated intraocular pressure is a significant risk factor for glaucoma. The pressure is determined by the coupling of production and the drainage of fluid from the anterior ocular chamber. Ophthalmology
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If raised IOP is not the only determinant of glaucoma, what are the other factors? User:Jfdwolff | User_talk:Jfdwolff 16:59, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC) :Glaucoma is now generally defined as a progressive optic neuropathy characterized by damage to the optic nerve and visual field loss. This definition is more widely accepted given that someone can have have elevated IOPs without neuropathy or neuropathy without elevated IOPs. --User:Edwardian 17:14, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC) So what is the neuropathy due to, if not pathologically raised IOP? And why can raised IOP without neuropathy not be termed "glaucoma"? User:Jfdwolff | User_talk:Jfdwolff 10:03, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC) :1) We don't know what causes glaucomatous neuropathy. 2)Raised IOP without neuropathy is not termed "glaucoma" a) because "glaucoma" implies damage to the OHN, b) because an elevated IOP without ONH damage is simply an elevated IOP, and c) because an elevated IOP (usually > 21mmgHg) is termed "ocular hypertension". --User:Edwardian 04:07, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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