When do you know if your child has glaucoma?
The type of damage depends on the age of the child. Up to age two or three, the eye may stretch and enlarge. in older children, only the optic nerve is affected; the increased eye pressure shows up as “cupping” (an enlargement of the optic nerve area that an eye doctor can detect in an eye exam).
When was the diagnosis and progression of glaucoma made?
In the 19th and 20th centuries, accurate, precise measurement techniques were developed and used, and by the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the presence and progression of glaucoma could be determined not only quantitatively but also objectively, and with a high degree of precision and accuracy.
Can a person with ischemic optic neuropathy have glaucoma?
Any ischemic optic neuropathy can produce visual field defects similar to those seen in glaucoma, said Dr. Subramanian. Although certain patterns may raise glaucoma red flags, added Dr. Cockerham, visual field defects in a patient with a tumor and another with true glaucoma can be indistinguishable. “There’s nothing that’s pathognomonic.”
Can a person with high eye pressure never develop glaucoma?
While it is more likely that you will have or develop glaucoma if your eye pressures are high, many people with high eye pressures never develop glaucoma. Furthermore, some people with glaucoma never have high eye pressures. Glaucoma with eye pressure in the normal range is known as “normal-tension glaucoma.”
In the 19th and 20th centuries, accurate, precise measurement techniques were developed and used, and by the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the presence and progression of glaucoma could be determined not only quantitatively but also objectively, and with a high degree of precision and accuracy.
When does an eye doctor diagnose glaucoma?
Thanks for emailing that article! The diagnosis of glaucoma is made when your eye doctor notices a particular type of damage in the optic nerve known as “cupping.” This diagnostic finding can occur with or without high intraocular pressure.
Can a normal optic nerve be mistaken for glaucoma?
His optic nerves could easily have been confused with glaucomatous optic nerves because they had a large cup-to-disc ratio (See Figure 2B, p.89). Some might have been tempted to diagnose the problem as normal-tension glaucoma. However, it’s important to consider a non-glaucomatous explanation.
Any ischemic optic neuropathy can produce visual field defects similar to those seen in glaucoma, said Dr. Subramanian. Although certain patterns may raise glaucoma red flags, added Dr. Cockerham, visual field defects in a patient with a tumor and another with true glaucoma can be indistinguishable. “There’s nothing that’s pathognomonic.”
