What is pre-glaucoma?

Pre-glaucoma is a term used for patients with ocular hypertension (persons with elevated intraocular pressure but no detectable disc or visual field damage), and patients with large cup/disc ratios and normal visual fields who may or may not have early normal-tension glaucoma.

How do members experience pre-glaucoma?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with pre-glaucoma*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for pre-glaucoma*

Who has pre-glaucoma on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 4
30s 5
40s 10
50s 25
60s 21
70+ 14

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 26
Female 53