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Warm compress on eyes

2026-07-30 20:35:14
Does eye pressure increases while giving warm compress to eyes using hot bag I had slight upper eye lid ache Sometimes i give warm compress using towel sipped in warm water and sometimes i give warm compress through hot bag On 28th only i had my eye checkup There my pressure showed 13 How to know was the okay or risky?
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13mmhg IOP is within normal limit. And Cold/ hot compression doens't affect IOP. So you can relax.

Answered2026-08-01 15:23:37

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