purpose: to evaluate the early and intermediate outcomes of ahmed glaucoma valve implantation in pediatric glaucoma at labbafinejad medical center. methods: this was a retrospective chart review of 101 eyes of 80 consecutive patients with pediatric glaucoma who underwent ahmed glaucoma valve implantation. success was defined as an intraocular pressure less than 21 mmhg with or without medicatio...

purpose: to compare the outcomes and complications of mitomycin-c (mmc) trabeculectomy and ahmed glaucoma implant (agi) for treatment of aphakic glaucoma following congenital cataract surgery in children £ 16 years of age. methods: in a randomized clinical trial, eligible children were randomly assigned to mmc trabeculectomy or agi. aphakia was due to previous anterior lensectomy and vitrectomy...

purpose: to compare the tono-pen and schiotz tonometers in measurement of intraocular pressure (iop) in patients with primary congenital glaucoma. methods: this study was conducted on 38 eyes of 20 patients with primary congenital glaucoma. all measurements were performed under general anesthesia. one minute after receiving halothane 3% iop was determined by tono-pen and then by schiotz tonomet...

purpose: to determine the incidence and risk factors associated with glaucoma following congenital cataract surgery (ccs) in children under age of 15 methods: this prospective cohort (since 2006) consisted of children less than 15 years of age who underwent cataract surgery with or without intraocular lens (iol) implantation. the role of the following factors on the development of glaucoma afte...

This article presents an analysis of the results algorithm management children with refractory glaucoma which included: preparation and carrying out surgical treatment, postoperative period glaucoma. Thetotal number diagnosed was 478. Of them 82.1%, 410 underwent treatment. 30.2% (125 children) needed reoperation. The clinical functional state visual organ in for from 2016 to 2020 are given. in...

Opitz syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of cholesterol metabolism associated with mental retardation and multiple congenital malformations. It is also uncommonly associated with congenital glaucoma. We describe the orbital findings on CT in this rare case of a patient with Opitz syndrome who presented with congenital glaucoma, with a review of the literature. The CT findings of co...

Purpose Congenital ectropion uvea is a rare anomaly, which is associated with open, but dysplastic iridocorneal angles that cause childhood glaucoma. Herein, we present 3 cases of angle-closure glaucoma in children with congenital ectropion uvea. Observations Three children were initially diagnosed with unilateral glaucoma secondary to congenital ectropion uvea at 7, 8 and 13 years of age. Th...

In India, mutations in Cytochrome P450 (CYP1B1) are a predominant cause of not only primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) but also involved in primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and juvenile onset glaucoma (JOAG). After ethical clearance, 100 POAG patients, 30 primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) patients and 130 ethnically matched controls were recruited in this study. Genomic DNA was is...

Aim: To study the prevalence of Glaucoma and its sub types in North costal Andhra Pradesh South India. Results: Among total number 2,98,971 General ophthalmic OPD individuals, 4836 individuals referred to clinic on suspicion glaucoma 4320 patients are confirmed have after doing relevant investigations. 1884 primary open angle (POAG), 1057 Primary Angle closure disease (PACD), 702 suspect or at ...