[Practical assessment. Ocular hypertension].
In cases of high intraocular pressure, the patient's hypertension must first be confirmed and its characteristics delineated with a diurnal IOP curve or at least several different measures. Central corneal thickness should be measured, since a thin cornea is a risk factor of progression toward glaucomatous neuropathy. Later, the optic nerve head and retinal nerve fibers should be tested (HRT, GDx, and OCT), to determine whether the ocular hypertension is associated with other findings, and visual field analysis should be carried out (standard automated perimetry, blue-yellow perimetry, FDT), completed by a search for associated risk factors. Therapeutic decisions will be based on this workup, keeping in mind that in the majority of cases, monitoring and information are sufficient but necessary; treatment should, however, be initiated in cases of ocular hypertension with a high risk of progression.
Renard
J-P
JP
Clinique ophthalmologique, Hôpital du Val de Grâce, 74 boulevard de Port-Royal, 75230 Paris Cedex 05.
Giraud
J-M
JM
Crochelet
O
O
Reda
K
K
May
I
I
Rigal-Sastourne
J-C
JC
Maurin
J-F
JF
D006801:Humans; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018570:Risk Assessment