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Sleep, Eye Pressure, and Glaucoma: What the Science Really Shows When we think about glaucoma risk, sleep is rarely part of the conversation. Yet mounting evidence shows that how—and how well—you sleep can significantly influence eye pressure, optic nerve health, and glaucoma progression. Glaucoma is not only a disease of eye pressure.

Eye pressure, or intraocular pressure (IOP), is one of the most important measurements in eye care, especially when screening for and managing glaucoma. IOP is one of the eye’s vital signs.