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Glaucoma/OCT
by vsq_delp123, Dec 08, 2007 04:16PM
Hi,
I went to see eye MD's... my optic nerve is 0.6 in bothe eyes. My eye pressure is 20's in both eyes. This makes me a glaucoma suspect. Two days back i went to see one glaucoma specialist and he did an dilated eye exam+ OCT and told me everything is normal and do not have any optic nerver damage and i do not have glaucoma. I am very confused and worried. Is OCT a good test. Can i beleive on my glaucoma specialist or should i go to another glaucoma specialist and take a second opinion?
VSQ
I went to see eye MD's... my optic nerve is 0.6 in bothe eyes. My eye pressure is 20's in both eyes. This makes me a glaucoma suspect. Two days back i went to see one glaucoma specialist and he did an dilated eye exam+ OCT and told me everything is normal and do not have any optic nerver damage and i do not have glaucoma. I am very confused and worried. Is OCT a good test. Can i beleive on my glaucoma specialist or should i go to another glaucoma specialist and take a second opinion?
VSQ
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I am very worried...cofused ..what should i do now...should i go to one of the best 10 eye hospital in US like ( IOWA, WILLS, DUKE......) Could you please guide me .. I would like to protect my vision at any cost.
VSQ
90% of the population have c/d ratios of 0.4 or less. So 0.6 is larger than normal. That does not mean you have glaucoma. Some people have big C/D ratios just like some people have big feet.
The glaucoma specialist did the state of the art test on you (the OCT nerve fiber layer measurement) and the results are good.
No further tests are necessary except a yearl eye exam perhaps coupled with a repeat OCT. And you need to tell every type of eye doctor you see in the future that you have a large 0.6 cup/disk ration.
JCH III MD