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In monitoring open angle glaucoma, if oct test results taken 1 yr. apart are different, can it mean glaucoma isn't stable? no change in visual field.

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Good ?, difficult: Unfortunately it is still difficult to answer this question from a statistical progression analysis. The whole picture of your disease has to be utilized to answer whether your glaucoma is controlled well enough. This includes iop stability/reduction, visual field stability (statistically analyzed over time), clinical optic nerve changes, and other health related factors. Genetics are a given.

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Open angle glaucoma: By definition will diminish your retinal nerve fiber layer (rnfl) over time if not well controlled. Serial rnfl scans are highly sensitive and can detect small changes prior to a formal visual field test demonstrates changes. Questions if loss is occurring can be answered by looking at serial scans of the rnfl over time and looking for trends. So, yes, it may not be stable and requires follow up.

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