What is Glaucoma Suspect? - Glaucoma Glossary

A Glaucoma Suspect is an individual possessing one or more clinical findings (such as elevated IOP, a suspicious optic cup appearance, or strong family history) without confirmed glaucomatous damage.

What it means for the patient

You are placed in this category if your eye anatomy or pressure looks suspicious, but tests show no actual vision loss. You are monitored carefully so that if glaucoma ever starts, it will be caught and treated on day one.

Clinical significance

The management of glaucoma suspects centers entirely around longitudinal surveillance. Establishing firm, highly accurate baselines using both structural OCT and functional Perimetry allows any future pathological divergence to be clearly isolated.

How it is tracked

Suspects benefit uniquely from Glaucoma One, as years of flatline VFI and OCT data provide tremendous reassurance against unnecessary overtreatment.