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General treatment. In general, management of normal tension glaucoma mirrors the medical and surgical management of the other forms of glaucoma and hinges on reduction of IOP from baseline. Identification of patients with clinical evidence of progression is important in the decision to initiate treatment for NTG.
10 lis 2021 · Inferior optic disc rim notching in an eye with normal-tension glaucoma. For the most part, “we treat NTG the same as primary open-angle glaucoma,” explains Dr. Seibold. “We’re just starting from a normal pressure and getting to an even lower pressure.”
8 sie 2024 · In normal tension glaucoma, the optic nerve is damaged without eye pressure exceeding the average range (between 10-21mm Hg). Some NTG patients have higher pressures during the early morning hours between 2:00 AM and 6:00 AM when the blood pressure is lowest.
TREATMENT OPTION. Although normal-tension glaucoma patients on multiple medications may not be good candidates for laser trabeculoplasty, the experts agree that this can be a good first-line treatment option for others.
Normal-tension glaucoma is treated in the same way as POAG by reducing the eye pressure using medications, laser treatment, and surgery. Blood flow to the optic nerve may play an important role in NTG but currently there is no treatment that can directly modify it.
12 wrz 2023 · Increased pressure in your eye or decreased blood flow to your optic nerve due to glaucoma may destroy the nerve fibers, enlarging the cup. This is called optic nerve cupping.
31 sty 2022 · The key to detection and management of glaucoma is understanding how to examine the optic nerve head (ONH). This article addresses the following issues: How to examine the ONH
