I recently learned that I'm in the same situation as you and my doctor said the same thing as yours, that it may be normal for me. But the only way to know for sure is to monitor me over time for changes. My pressure, corneal thickness and visual field are all normal. My only risk factor is a larger than normal cup-to-disc ratio. He told me that he considers me a "low glaucoma suspect". I just found out that my sister (we're twins, but fraternal..not identical) was told the same thing today by her eye doctor. So, I'm assuming this is a genetic thing that we were both born with.
According to my eye doctor one of my corneas is
thinner than the other so she added 1 to my IOP.
Even with this my IOP is in the normal range - the
high end of normal but normal nonetheless. With
this and the high disc cup ratio, do you agree that
I am still a glaucoma suspect or would you
consider medication based on the info. I have given.
I know it is impossible without seeing all my
records - I do have normal visual field tests.
Thanks for any input.
starr363
The vast majority of patients with a cup-to-disc ratio > 0.5 are perfectly fine. The C:D ratio is affected by race (larger in blacks), prescription (larger in nearsighted people), and most of all genetics (you get what your parents have). You do need to have your corneal thickness measured as this affects what the "real" eye pressure is - if your corneas are thin then your eye pressure is probably higher than recorded. If your corneal thickness is normal, your eye pressure is normal, your visual field is normal, and the C:D ratio is not changing, then this sure isn't anything to lose sleep over.