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Intraocular pressure (IOP)
 
 
IN BRIEF

Pressure within the eye.

 
DISCUSSION

Excessively high IOP (glaucoma) is a contraindication for laser eye surgery.

In LASIK, the IOP is temporarily greatly elevated while the suction ring is being placed and removed, a process associated with certain rare complications.

 
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