Update on Congenital Glaucoma | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Article 6, Volume 69, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 2215-2218 PDF (238.17 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.12816/0041519 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Abdel Mongy E. Ali1; Alaa H. Labib2 | ||
| 1Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Al Azhar (Cairo) University | ||
| 2Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine,Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: primary infantile glaucoma, commonly termed congenital glaucoma or trabeculodysegenesis, is an unusual, inherited congenital anomaly of the trabecular meshwork and anterior chamer angle which leads to obstruction of aqueous outflow, increased intraocular pressure, and optic nerve damage. Primarycongenital glaucoma is a worldwide diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Although medical management is often a temporizing measure, early surgical intervention is the definitive treatment. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Congenital glaucoma; Goniotomy; Trabeculotomy; Trabeculectomy; Glaucoma drainage implants; Cyclodestructive procedures; Deep sclerotomy | ||
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