Leading experts from the World Glaucoma Association (WGA) recently launched the group's first consensus on intraocular pressure (IOP) and its relation to glaucoma. The panel's goal is to define more clearly the relationship between IOP and the optic nerve to minimize permanent damage, a leading cause of blindness worldwide.
So what does this mean in easy to understand terms? Well, IOP has always been known to be related to glaucoma. It is what the doctor measures when you have a glaucoma test during a routine exam. If you already have glaucoma, your IOP is what your doctor looks at to see how the disease is progressing. The WGA's recent consensus report has now gathered data from 70 leading experts in the field of glaucoma to help define more clearly what an accurate IOP measurement is. This report tells doctors that corneal thickness, contact lens wear, and time of day can all effect an IOP reading. These are factors that doctors knew impacted IOP, but now the impact has been defined further.
In a nutshell, this is not ground-breaking glaucoma information that the WGA has released. It is, however, an important step in minimizing vision loss due to glaucoma.
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