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    Should i contact an immunologist about random pressure spikes and glaucoma?

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    What could be causing the inflammation that causes the pressure spikes and is it worth consulting an immunologist about this?
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    Glaucoma Australia

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    As random pressure spikes are not linked with immunological problems, it would seem unlikely an immunologist would be able to contribute to queries about pressure spikes. Such spikes could be a threat to the optic nerve and thus to sight. They need to be sought and treatment modified to blunt them. The best person to handle this is the treating ophthalmologist.

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    Dr Colin Clement

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    Intraocular inflammation can be a cause of elevated intraocular pressure which left untreated can lead to glaucoma. An ophthalmologist is the most appropriate health provider to assess and manage this in the first instance. If needed they can arrange the necessary investigations to help identify the cause of the inflammation (although in a large number of cases a cause is never found). At the same time they can treat and monitor your inflammation as well as the elevated intraocular pressure. Management of intraocular pressure in this situation can be challenging as different mechanisms or multiple mechanisms can contribute to poor introcular pressure control. It is important to identify them and treat accordingly. Often ophthalmologists work in conjunction with immunologists to manage intraocualr inflammation and this is particularly true for specialised intraocular inflammation services.

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