Originally Posted by
ilanh
What do you mean by "compromised optic nerves." Either they have low tension glaucoma or some other type of optic neuropathy eg: non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy. Naturally, visual field testing, stereo photos, pachymetry, gonioscopy and IOP testing are all critical for a diagnosis of glaucoma. However, if the problem were inflammatory it would result in different visual field changes and possibly may be secondary to a systemic inflammatory disease (you would need to have this worked up with blood testing). I am not aware of any "neuroprotective" regimen for optic nerve disease.
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