I have a family history of glaucoma, and have had intraocular hypertension for about 18 years. For the first couple of years my ophthalmologist had me coming in for pressure checks and visual field tests every six months. My pressures leveled off, visual field tests remained good, and he leveled off to having these done with my yearly exam. My regular ophthalmologist has recently retired (at age 50'ish), and on my last visit I saw one of his partners, who said that with my exams having been stable for such a good while, he would suggest to going to possibly every other year for exams, visual field testing, etc.
I am wondering if my former ophthalmologist was overly cautious, or if this new guy is too nonchalant - if in fact I can safely go to exams and visual field tests on an every two or three year basis. I have relatively poor vision, with a strong contact lens/glasses prescription. Thanks for any input.