If glaucoma is diagnosed early, treatment for the disease can be delayed, as the treatment effect is usually modest and the patient has time to be treated at a later point.
“In summary, don’t treat the early glaucoma patient. The definition of early glaucoma is vague. There is time to treat later, the treatment effect is modest, there is no evidence that treatment affects quality of life, most patients won’t live long enough to lose important vision, and treatment has side effects,” Henry Jampel, MD, said at the virtual American (Read more...)
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