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How do you define early glaucoma?
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Lost of nerve fiber: This can be detected be loss of nerve fiber layer on the latest oct exams and new vep/erp may be able to pick changes up at the ganglion cell layer before any damage occurs.
Answered 8/8/2015
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Extent of damage: Glaucoma is a disease where the optic nerve is damaged. Early glaucoma would indicate that the optic nerve has sustained minimal damage.
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