Getting Away From Office Good For IOP

 Today's values seem to show that when I stop thinking about business (or other financial issues), my IOP is lower.

Today's overall averages are:

Left 15.2; Right 15.2 (differential 0)

The differential is going in the opposite direction from what I have seen in the past. Normally, it increases slightly with each extra day since the last time I used Timoptic in my right eye. It has now been 6 days since I used Timoptic and things are looking good.

Getting away from my office and away from business for a while today had a nice effect on my IOP. The effect was similar to working out. Around 2:30 PM I went to the garage and replaced the chain on my chain saw. Then I went out and cut some small branches. It wasn't hard physical work, but I was walking around with a chain saw. Afterwards, I did some relaxation exercises, and then I had my IOP measured at 4:39 PM. With values around 12, the result is similar to what I would see after a workout (and I guess the activity itself was a little similar). 

If you have been following my blog the last few days, I suspect you see the same trend I do. By performing a certain set of activities, I can consistently take my IOP from around 19 to around 12. How long it stays near 12 depends on what activities I continue to do.

Today, I started working at the computer again and encountered some frustration. My IOP rose back up to 15 and 17.

Here are today's IOP values:

I used Xalatan in each eye.