2022年7月26日 · A glaucoma suspect has one or more clinical signs or risk factors that increase the risk of developing optic nerve damage or vision loss from glaucoma.

Glaucoma suspect describes a person with one or more risk factors that may lead to glaucoma, including increasing IOP, but this person does not yet have definite optic nerve damage or vision loss due to glaucoma.

2021年7月9日 · A glaucoma suspect—someone at a higher risk for glaucoma—usually comes to the attention of an eye doctor for several reasons: the eye pressure is found to be elevated above normal, there is a strong family history of glaucoma, or the optic nerves have a …

Identifying a patient as a glaucoma suspect and assessing his or her risk of future glaucomatous damage is a clinical judgment based on analysis of the patient’s clinical findings and risk factors. Several clinical findings are considered risk factors for the development of glaucoma.

2022年1月19日 · During a routine eye exam, an ophthalmologist might come across signs that suggest a patient may have glaucoma. These signs typically fall into two categories: high eye pressure and a suspicious looking optic nerve. These patients are labeled glaucoma suspect in the absence of other known causes for these signs, such as medications or eye trauma.

2022年5月4日 · There are 2 main types of glaucoma, open-angle and angle-closure, and suspects for each are different. Open-angle suspects have one or more eye findings that suggest a higher risk of having or developing glaucoma than the average person.

2012年12月1日 · Here are eight steps to help formulate a methodical approach to these glaucoma suspects: 1. Obtain a thorough patient history and assess risk factors.

A glaucoma suspect is someone who has one or more risk factors for developing glaucoma, but does not yet have damage or vision loss due to the disease.

What being a ‘glaucoma suspect’ means If you have been diagnosed as a 'glaucoma suspect' patient, this means you do not definitely have glaucoma, but you have some features that might indicate you are at risk of developing it.

Glaucoma suspect is the term used for individuals in which glaucoma diagnosis cannot be confirmed but also cannot be excluded at the time of consultation. In these cases, a mid- or long-term follow-up associated with proper evaluation may be necessary to …