Quality of life following surgery for congenital glaucoma: findings of the LVPEI congenital glaucoma registry

glaucoma after congenital cataract surgery

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...

Heredity of congenital glaucoma.

Vision-related quality of life following glaucoma filtration surgery

BACKGROUND To evaluate vision-related quality of life (VR-QOL) following glaucoma filtration surgery. METHODS A total of 103 glaucoma patients scheduled to undergo glaucoma filtration surgery. Prior to and at three months after glaucoma filtration surgery, trabeculectomy or EX-PRESS, all patients completed the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ-25). A total of 4...

Quality of life following glaucoma surgery: canaloplasty versus trabeculectomy

PURPOSE To evaluate quality of life (QoL) with a new questionnaire after canaloplasty (CP) and trabeculectomy (TE). PATIENTS AND METHODS We assessed outcomes of surgery, rate of revision surgeries, patients' mood, and influence of postoperative care on QoL, surgery interference with daily activities, and postsurgical complaints. Patients completed the QoL questionnaire 24 months after surgery...

The treatment of congenital glaucoma.

THIS series comprises foturteen cases, in which 2F') eyes were operated on. The timile over which the eyes were under observation after operation varied from seven years to twxo miontlhs. Tlihree of the cases were reported in a previous coimniunicatioin (M\IcA.revev, 1948); their subsequenit history is now followsed up. As a cause of blindness in eairllife, congenital glaucoma has a high incide...