Ocular Hypertension: To Treat or Not to Treat?

摘要: Chandler and Grant urge us to discard the diagnosis ocular hypertension use in its stead early open-angle glaucoma for patients with high intraocular pressures, open angles, normal optic discs, visual fields. They also advocate treatment of these prevent glaucomatous loss vision. Should we label glaucoma? Many them will never lose In addition, word has connotations prospective blindness that frighten patient hamper his ability obtain employment or insurance. Ocular is a useful term accurately describes condition without implying an unduly dire prognosis. It does not, course, imply totally benign offering no risk patient's Obviously, some future develop nerve damage, all must be carefully watched this possibility. The important issue raised by editorial,