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Small optic nerves. been monitored by ophthalmologist once yearly for 2 years. glaucoma suspect but pressures always normal. what other causes?
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Hereditary : The Confocal Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy Ancillary Study to the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (OHTS), Zangwill and colleagues evaluated baseline topographic optic disc factors associated with risk of converting from ocular hypertension to glaucoma. Results: No significant difference in mean disc areas was found between those eyes that converted to glaucoma versus those who did not...(more)
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