Ocular hypertension

Classification according to ICD-10
H40.0	Suspected glaucoma (ocular hypertension)
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

The Ocular Hypertension , English ocular hypertension is defined as a sole increase in the intraocular pressure without proven ( glaucomatous ) damage to the eye, the nerve fiber layer of the retina , the optic nerve head or optic nerve.

The increased intraocular pressure is an important risk factor for the development of glaucoma .

Pressure-lowering treatment of increased intraocular pressure significantly lowers the frequency of the development of glaucoma and is therefore a useful preventive measure.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00000125
2. ↑ European Glaucoma Society Guidelines: https://www.eugs.org/eng/guidelines.asp
3. ↑ EM Hoffmann, J. Lamparter: Delimitation of ocular hypertension in Der Ophthalmologe, edition 8/2016

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