This site provides general eye-health education. It cannot replace individual assessment by a registered doctor, and does not offer personal diagnosis, prescriptions, bookings, sales or referrals.

If translations differ or are incomplete, the Traditional Chinese (zh-Hant) text on this site prevails.

Glaucoma and optic nerve

Eye pressure · optic-nerve scan (OCT) · visual field

04GlaucomaOpen-angle · normal-tension · ocular hypertension · angle-closure attackLost nerve fibres and field do not return ALGlaucoma eye dropsFive mechanisms · adherence · drop technique · no brand namesPressure-lowering classes AXGlaucoma monitoringTarget IOP · OCT RNFL / GCL · Humphrey-class field · colour maps are not a verdictLong-term monitoring education AYOptic neuritisMonocular vision drop · pain on movement · ONTT educationOptic-nerve inflammation

Site last reviewed: 6 October 2026 · Dr Poon Ka Kin · Ophthalmologist（Registered doctor, Medical Council of Hong Kong; Specialist Register (Ophthalmology)）

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If translations differ or are incomplete, the Traditional Chinese (zh-Hant) text on this site prevails.

Publisher / operator: 護眼學堂 (eyesinfo.org). Clinical review: Dr Poon Ka Kin (registered doctor, Medical Council of Hong Kong; Specialist Register (Ophthalmology)). This education site does not provide clinic contact, booking or referral, and does not link to a practice website. This education site currently has no commercial sponsorship; if funding or conflicts of interest arise later, they will be disclosed on the legal page. Education content is shown separately from any clinic promotion; the reviewer may also practise clinically — this site does not refer.

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