Hello,
Thank you for your query at DoctorSpring.com
To have glaucoma, three criteria's have to be fulfilled :
IOP >21 , abnormality in optic nerve head , & abnormal visual field , what your optician saw , is difficult to say.
Normally we never say a glaucoma suspicion if even one criteria is not abnormal.
With your optic nerve normal, it doesn't look like glaucoma to me.
Regards
Dr Manish Malhotra
Consultant Eye Surgeon
Patient replied :
The store at the mall said they were being "cautious" regarding narrow angles. Do those
angles seem bothersome to you, where I would need to get a goniscopy, etc? Many thanks!
Hello,
Observation of angles is a very subjective test, it can be very narrow for some one & just narrow to normal for me , so its difficult to comment.
A lot of people have congenitally narrow angles and still no glaucoma.
Till the optic nerve is fine, you should not worry.
Regards.
Patient replied :
So, it doesn't sound like you would be sending me for further tests, i.e. goniscopy. Is that correct?
Thanks!
Hello,
No I will definitely not be asking you to get any further investigations.
You can get your IOP checked annually.
Regards.