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Case 5 – 2025

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Case 5 – Myopia and Glaucoma – 2025 1 Examination

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Question 1: Describe the optic nerves and then discuss changes in optic nerve appearance occurring in myopia and glaucoma.

Question 2: See the OCT of the RNFL (Figure 2). What is the significance of small optic nerves in glaucoma assessment?

Question 3: Describe the visual fields

Question 4: OCT can objectively and reliably estimate superior and inferior RNFL loss commonly seen in glaucoma. Discuss the role of OCT of RNFL in the management of glaucoma with myopia.

Question 5: Discuss the patient’s OCT GCC analysis results (Figure 3).

Question 6: Describe the characteristics of visual field defects in myopic glaucoma.

Question 7: Are myopes at increased risk of developing glaucoma?

Question 8: How does the family history of glaucoma influence clinical management?

Question 9: How does myopia increase the risk of developing open-angle glaucoma and what are potential mechanisms?

Question 10: How does the degree of myopia affect the risk of glaucoma?

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Case 5 – Examination Intro

Case 5 – Examinations – 2025

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