What Does High Eye Pressure Feel Like?

Pressure behind the eyes feels like fullness or a stretching sensation inside the eye.

What are the symptoms of having high eye pressure?

A mildly high eye pressure does not cause any noticeable symptoms or pain, but a very high pressure (likely 35 or higher) can cause pain in and around the eye and nausea or vomiting. That's one reason for you to see an ophthalmologist or optometrist regularly.

Does high eye pressure hurt?

Peripheral or side vision may be harmed but that is not noticed by many glaucoma patients until late in the disease. So, in these cases, even though the eye pressure can be quite high, there is no pain. This may be due to the fact that eye pressure usually increases gradually and slowly in primary open-angle glaucoma.