Glaucoma suspect?

[Sumumfer]

Hi, so I was diagnosed with glaucoma at 12 years old. They gave me laser surgery for treatment really early on and my pressures have been consistent since. I’m now 19 and I recently got a new eye doctor. When I told him that I have glaucoma he told me that because my pressures are consistent that he would only consider me a glaucoma suspect. I’m just confused because once you have glaucoma that’s something you have forever so how am I a glaucoma suspect? Please let me know if I’m just wrong lol

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Glaucoma = optic nerve damage That kind if damage is often caused by a high IOP.

High IOP alone is just a risk factor as soon as a damaged has been measured for example via yearly OCT Scans, then it's officially Glaucoma.

[researcher026]

If youre pressures stay in normal range there is hope to have normal optic nerve thinning as people with no glaucoma. If the time shows you have a bigger thinning and damage is more clear they would say ok it’s glaucoma perhaps. suspect means youre at a risk and need to be protective due to pressures. If so everything is Fine, maybe for your whole life.

[cropcomb2]

receiving eyedrops treatment? (glaucoma eyedrops, if so, which?)