High eye pressure at such a young age..:L

[Nadyaa]

Hello. After getting poked in my eye, my eye was sore from time to time and I was getting headaches. I read online that this could be glaucoma and went to the optometrist in the high street. With an "air puff test" my eye pressure reading are high, something like; 20, 22, 23, 21, 24 and even 26, which is not normal at my age. They have also performed other test, such a visual field test and it was fine. Optic nerve looked also fine. But then they do not seem concerned about my eye pressure, like I need to do something about it in order to lower my chances of getting glaucoma+ im only 17 years of age, and this eye pressure readings are scary. So they don't seem concerned, but I am panicking, since I still feel the discomfort and pain in my eye. They ae not referring me to the eye specialist and telling me not to worry.
So I found a private hospital in my area, where I can be seen by opthalmologist for money.
Do you also think that I should go and get second opinion, because these eye pressures are abnormal? Also, I have read somewhere that thyriod dysfunction can make your eye pressure higher, is that true? I have Graves disease. Great grandmother possibly had glaucoma, but Im not sure if she really did.
Plase help, hopefully there is a doctor out there who can answer.
Many thanks

[Houman Vosoghi, MD]

Sorry about the delay.  Get the most for your buck by going to see a glaucoma specialist (ophthalmologist with specialty training in glaucoma).  There are lots of things that need to be checked and I would not call you glaucoma yet.  They need to perform gonioscopy, pachymetry (corneal thickness measurement which could affect pressure), etc.  Also, the air puff test is one of the least reliable ways of measuring eye pressure.  So don't worry, but do see a glaucoma specialist to make sure.

HV

[Nadyaa]

nobody seems to answer.

[Nadyaa]

Just found out that my great grandmother didn't have glaucoma, but cataracts. So, there is no glaucoma in my family.