Glaucoma suspect criteria

Would large optic nerve discs make someone (specifically, a caucasian woman, age 58) suspicious for glaucoma?  Or would more than this one risk factor have to be present for her to be considered a glaucoma suspect?,  (She has normal visual fields, no family history, IOP of 13 right, 14 left).  Would this woman be considered a glaucoma suspect for the rest of her life?  Lastly, which test has proven to be more accurate in predicting glaucoma, HRT or OCT?  Thank you for your time.

[Sandy Feldman, MD, MS]

Dear Ruthiejb,

I would recommend that you go to an eyeMD specializing in glaucoma to answer your questions.  Without a complete eye examination and knowledge of all possible risk factors, your questions would not be answered properly.

Dr. Feldman

Sandy T. Feldman, M.D., M.S.
ClearView Eye and Laser Medical Center
San Diego, California

[Ruthiejb]

She is under an opthalamologist's care, of course.  I thought perhaps the question regarding HRT vs OCT might be general enough, but I guess it isn't.