Read here for details about the diagnostic tests your doctor might conduct to verify a glaucoma diagnosis.
Early diagnosis is the key to successful treatment of glaucoma.
However, because chronic glaucoma has no warning symptoms, half of its victims are unaware that they have the condition. Everyone over 40 should have periodic eye exams, including tests for glaucoma, preferably every other year. People with known glaucoma should have frequent examinations to check peripheral vision and to be sure treatment is maintaining a safe eye pressure. After such examinations, the ophthalmologist will assess current treatment and make adjustments, if necessary. Pressure Tests Physicians determine the pressure of the aqueous humor inside the eye using tonometry , which measures the force necessary to make an indentation in the eye.