In the group receiving medication, eye pressure was reduced by about 20 percent.
The amount of marijuana a person needs to smoke to keep eye pressure down would cause significant side effects.
Yet most people with high eye pressure never develop the disease.
A test called (tonometry) is done to check eye pressure.
The goal of treatment is to reduce eye pressure.
Not every person with increased eye pressure will develop glaucoma.
Some people can tolerate higher eye pressure better than others.
Also, a certain level of eye pressure may be high for one person but normal for another.
Can I develop glaucoma without an increase in my eye pressure?
People with this type of glaucoma have a sudden increase in eye pressure.