intraocular pressure differences between eyes

[speedy12]

Dear Doctor,

My ophtalmologist has alerted me to the progressing difference of Intraocular Pressure between eyes, going slowly up from 3 to 4 over a few months. Is this some cause for alarm?
She suggested that I do GDX VCC to measure the thickness of the optic nerve tissues.
My pressure is within a normal range, it is just this difference increasing from 2 to 3 and then to 4 that worries me.

Thanks for your reply.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS]

Yes it would require watching especially with it going up. Getting a GDX or OCT and measuring central corneal thickness would be indicated. If this eye has had trauma that would be quite worrisome.

JCH MD

[speedy12]

Thank you very much Dr Hagan.

I had laser done to disperse floaters in May on my right eye, however the difference between the pressure of two eyes was spotted before, now it just went from 3 to 4.

Would that be indicative of starting glaucoma or any other problems in the eye. Thanks a lot for your reply.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS]

It need not indicate you are developing or will develop glaucoma. Stick close to your Eye MD.

BTW  did the yag treatment help the lasers? In general its been dropped as a standard treatment due to low, very low, success rate.

JCH MD