Question 9: What features would suggest conversion from being a Glaucoma Suspect to Manifest Glaucoma?

Question 9: What features would suggest conversion from being a Glaucoma Suspect to Manifest Glaucoma?

Answer

1. If a suspect with a visual field defect corresponding to a RNFL defect is noted to have previously undetected, episodic IOP elevation, he/she is diagnosed with glaucoma.
2. A confirmed new defect in a previously normal visual field consistent with glaucomatous damage.
3. A confirmed deepening or expansion of a previously ambiguous visual field defect.
4. Progressive thinning of the circumpapillary RNFL consistent with a glaucomatous process
5. Progressive optic disc cupping, notching or rim thinning documented by serial stereoscopic disc photographs.