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By Mayo Clinic staffOngoing care from an eye doctor (ophthalmologist) is the key to preserving your sight if you have glaucoma. Your ophthalmologist will reinforce the importance of lifelong treatment so that you'll stick with it.
If your primary care physician refers you to an ophthalmologist because you may have glaucoma, you should be ready to discuss the following:
- Any family history of glaucoma
- Your own medical history, including regular medications
- Personal history of eye problems
- The kind of screening test your primary physician performed before recommending that you see an ophthalmologist
- The intraocular pressure your primary physician may have measured
