Lincoln, NE
A 58-year-old female asked:
recently diagnosed with glaucoma. how many months might it take before you know if initial treatment has stabilized condition?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Sheron Marshall answered
Ophthalmology 25 years experience
The next visit: When treatment is started, we usually see patients 6-8 weeks later to check pressure, then typically every 3-4 months. Eye pressure gives some indication of stability. We also look at the appearance of the optic nerve to detect changes. Finally, formal visual field testing, done every 6-12 months, tells stability.
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Dr. William Dieck answered
Ophthalmology 38 years experience
6-12 months: If a 30% reduction in pressure is achieved, you can be pretty sure the progression is arrested. Testing the many parameters followed in glaucoma patient (visual field, retinal nerve fiber layer, c:d volume, etc) can take a year to be sure they are not worsening.
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Lincoln, NE
A 58-year-old female asked:
How many times can slt treatment for glaucoma be repeated?
2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
Dr. Jeffrey Whitman answered
Ophthalmology 45 years experience
AT least twice: Most patients can have at least 2 sessions and months or years later this can be repeated without harming the eye.
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Dr. Tim Conrad commented
Ophthalmology 34 years experience
It can repeated if it was effective the last time
Feb 25, 2013
A 33-year-old member asked:
How many sub-types of glaucoma are there?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Richard Hector answered
Ophthalmology 9 years experience
Several: The two major types, open angle and narrow angle
other sub-types include traumatic, inflammatory and pseudoexpholiation, .
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