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Intraocular pressure: The pressure created by the continual renewal of fluids within the eye. The intraocular pressure is increased in glaucoma.
In acute angle-closure glaucoma, the intraocular pressure rises because the canal into which the fluid in the front part of the eye normally drains is suddenly blocked.
In chronic glaucoma, there is a gradual imbalance between the production and removal (resorption) of the fluid in the back part of the eye (with supply exceeding demand).
Library > Science > Sci-Tech Dictionary ( ′in·trə′äk·yə·lər ′presh·ər ) ( physiology ) The hydrostatic pressure within the eyeball.
What causes intraocular pressure? How is intraocular pressure measured? Intraocular pressure is a measurement of the fluid pressure inside the eye.
High intraocular pressure causes damage to the optic nerve, which can lead to glaucoma. But what is it? What makes it happen? What can you do about it?
Intraocular pressure: The pressure created by the continual renewal of fluids within the eye. The intraocular pressure is increased in glaucoma.
The term ocular hypertension usually refers to any situation in which the pressure inside the eye, called intraocular pressure, is higher than normal. Eye pressure is ...