Are High Blood Pressure and High Eye Pressure Linked?

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Question:
If your blood pressure is high would that make the eye pressure high?  

Answer:
No. Causes of elevated intraocular pressure are many, and a multitude of questions about the causes of the most common form of glaucoma remain. But high blood pressure is not implicated.

Answered by: Charles P. Wilkinson, MD  

Categories: Glaucoma

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