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Glaucoma caught early mild stage & pressure lower 28 to 12 but after 24 mos.progressed at higher than average rate, now moderate. why if caught early?
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Glaucoma: progression can be due to multiple factors: previous nerve damage still affected by better eye pressures (but may still need to be lower), genetics, external risks (is poor nutrition, smoking, etc). Frequent HRT, HVF help determine if true progression or false positive.
Answered 3/29/2015
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