Clinical Tests and Assessments to Request

The previous article covered the home equipment side of glaucoma self-management — tonometers, oximeters, the data you can capture between office visits. This article is the complementary picture: what to make sure you're getting from your ophthalmologist, what to specifically request that may not be offered routinely, and how the clinical tests fit alongside your home data into a complete monitoring picture.

Some tests in this list are standard glaucoma assessment and should be part of any ophthalmologist's care; if you're not getting them at appropriate intervals, that's worth raising. Others are sensitive leading indicators that often require explicit request — and not all clinics offer them. Knowing what to ask for, and why, is part of being your own advocate in a healthcare system that varies considerably from clinic to clinic.