glaucoma

[sarah43]

is a high steroid responder moreprone to openangle glaucoma??

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Welcome very much

Merry Christmas.

JCH MD

[sarah43]

ta very much

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Thick corneas makes the standard Goldman tonometer read too high subtract numbers, thin corneas just the oppositite.

Thin cornea <500 micron generally have more severe glaucomas.

JCH MD

[sarah43]

how does the thicknes of your cornear effect your pressure reading.Thanks

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Absolutely.

JCH MD