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Update on congenital glaucoma
Congenital glaucoma is a global problem and poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the ophthalmologist. A detailed evaluation under general anesthesia is advisable to establish the diagnosis and plan for management. Medical therapy has a limited role and surgery remains the primary therapeu...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3038500/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21150027 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.73683 |
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description | Congenital glaucoma is a global problem and poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the ophthalmologist. A detailed evaluation under general anesthesia is advisable to establish the diagnosis and plan for management. Medical therapy has a limited role and surgery remains the primary therapeutic modality. While goniotomy or trabeculotomy ab externo is valuable in the management of congenital glaucoma, primary combined trabeculotomy–trabeculectomy offers the best hope of success in advanced cases. Trabeculectomy with antifibrotic agent and glaucoma drainage devices has a role in the management of refractory cases, and cyclodestructive procedures should be reserved for patients where these procedures have failed. Early diagnosis, prompt therapeutic intervention and proper refractive correction are keys to success. Management of residual vision and visual rehabilitation should be an integral part of the management of children with low vision and lifelong follow-up is a must. |
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spelling | pubmed-30385002011-03-02 Update on congenital glaucoma Mandal, Anil K Chakrabarti, Debasis Indian J Ophthalmol Symposium Congenital glaucoma is a global problem and poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the ophthalmologist. A detailed evaluation under general anesthesia is advisable to establish the diagnosis and plan for management. Medical therapy has a limited role and surgery remains the primary therapeutic modality. While goniotomy or trabeculotomy ab externo is valuable in the management of congenital glaucoma, primary combined trabeculotomy–trabeculectomy offers the best hope of success in advanced cases. Trabeculectomy with antifibrotic agent and glaucoma drainage devices has a role in the management of refractory cases, and cyclodestructive procedures should be reserved for patients where these procedures have failed. Early diagnosis, prompt therapeutic intervention and proper refractive correction are keys to success. Management of residual vision and visual rehabilitation should be an integral part of the management of children with low vision and lifelong follow-up is a must. Medknow Publications 2011-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3038500/ /pubmed/21150027 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.73683 Text en © Indian Journal of Ophthalmology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Symposium Mandal, Anil K Chakrabarti, Debasis Update on congenital glaucoma |
title | Update on congenital glaucoma |
title_full | Update on congenital glaucoma |
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title_full_unstemmed | Update on congenital glaucoma |
title_short | Update on congenital glaucoma |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3038500/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21150027 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.73683 |
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