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Normal-tension glaucoma
A condition in which an eye suffers glaucoma-like optic nerve damage and vision loss despite normal pressure inside the eyeball.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
How common it is:
Teenager 14-18 | Rare | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Rare | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 |
Symptoms
Related questions
A 31-year old male asked:
How is normal tension glaucoma treated?
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A 63-year old female asked:
Do people with normal tension glaucoma progress to vision loss sooner than regular tension patients.
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A 60-year old female asked:
If open angle glaucoma is uncontrolled despite a reduction in pressure from 31 to 12 is it considered normal tension glaucoma.
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A 61-year old female asked:
I had pars planitis 30 years ago. Now i have normal tension glaucoma. Very advance I am under treatment but could it be a relation between both ?
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A 31-year old male asked:
My father had normal tension glaucoma. Is it possible for me to have congenital glaucoma? (i'm 30 years old)
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A 34-year old male asked about a 31-year old female:
I am type2 DM having normal tension glaucoma with 40% optic nerve damage. Is it due to my diabetics or hereditary?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Went for routine eye exam and doc says I might be at risk for glaucoma since she saw tension in eyes? Can't remember wording exactly since it caught me off guard. She said nothing to worry about now but just follow up. Not in family. Now Im terrified?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Have borderline glaucoma with ocular hyper tension . No heart related issues . When I use timolol maleate 0.5% it hurts in the heart region. Advise ?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Can nervousness and tension cause sudden rise in eye pressure during eye exam? Can this be misinterpreted as glaucoma symptom? Tension/nervousness would be related to prexisting condition of minor CP with no prior/current eye issues for a 45 yr old?
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A 64-year old female asked:
Glaucoma 35 years. Pressure 8 and 17. Dr. Wants to laser as 3 drugs i am now on wont lower pressure below 17. Thought 17 was in normal range.
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A 58-year old female asked:
Optho: how to diagnosis glaucoma when pressure normal pressure and why do these patients take travatan?
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A 58-year old female asked:
As part of glaucoma diagnosis i was told that I have low normal central corneal thickness. Does this mean below average thickness of cornea?
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A 25-year old male asked:
My iop is 21-21 goldman ton. And my cct =614-610. Rnfl=0.20-0.19 c/d rat=0.22-0.24 linear c/d=0.46-0.49 is it normal for me? (26 years old) glaucoma
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A 25-year old male asked:
So is 9mmhg a normal intraocular pressure for a glaucoma patient?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Read many conflicting reports about stress and iop increase. How stress influences iop for 1) glaucoma, 2) ocular hypertensive and 3) normal person?
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A 68-year old male asked:
What does a tsi of 440 mean when TSH levels are normal ? I have severe glaucoma and was exposed to dioxin.
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A 21-year old female asked:
I have very thin optic nerves, so does my dad. Am i a suspect of glaucoma ? My io pressure is normal. I have astigmatism and far sightedness.
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A 34-year old female asked:
I have a daughter that is 11 years old and she has black spots on her sclera. Is this a sign for glaucoma or is this just normal for some people?
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A 25-year old female asked:
What are the other reasons to have high pressure in the eyes besides glaucoma? Consider the eyes "normal" other than high prescription for contacts
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A 31-year old male asked:
My iop is usually 20-22 in both eyes every year. (Many years now) (25 male) is this considered suspect for glaucoma? My corneas are 585 each so they are a bit thicker than normal. Is that likely elevating these numbers?
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A 58-year old female asked:
Field vision test normal. 30% optic nerve damage. Is glaucoma in early stage?
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A 60-year old female asked:
Glaucoma shows RNFL & atrophy of disc. Dr. Said visual field & optic nerve remain stable but will check again in 6 mos. Is this normal procedure?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Glaucoma suspect for 3 years. Yearly exam show nothing progress just suspicious thin optic nerves and thin retina. Pressures always normal.what now
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A 26-year old female asked:
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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A 31-year old male asked:
Surgery for congenital cataracts age 5. My iop now at 28 yo is usually 20-22 every year. However my cornea thickness is 585 and OCT is normal. I am at higher risk for glaucoma given the surgery but is that pressure concerning or not given my corneas?
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A 65-year old female asked:
Glaucoma checkup. On OCT optic nerve appeared elevated. ultrasound showed no drusen. Nothing further said. Must not require Monitoring & be normal?
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A 62-year old female asked:
Glaucoma rt. eye.Humphrey field test full within normal limits.DMV peripheral vision test 50 deg left & 70 deg right. Dr says DMV test wrong.Possible?
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A 58-year old female asked:
Visual field test normal w/minimal peripheral vision loss. After diagnosed w/glaucoma feel more nervous driving such as changing lanes. Psychological?
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A 34-year old male asked about a 31-year old female:
My wife's eye pressure was normal but other parameters were not normal. Doctor told it is glaucoma. What to do? How to live with it?
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A 58-year old female asked:
30% nerve damage in rt. Eye. Field test says "normal" with md -3.12 psd 1.80 readings two eye drs say glaucoma caught early. Do you agree?
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