Management of glaucoma in a case of familial aniridia by trabeculectomy.

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  • R Barthakur
  • S P Shrestha
  • K S Bhat
  • M Natarajan
چکیده

Aniridia is a rare developmental disorder. Glaucoma and complications associated with glaucoma surgery are a major cause of blindness in patients with aniridia. We describe here a case of a nine year old boy who presented with familial aniridia of both eyes along with glaucoma. He was treated by trabeculectomy of both eyes, which was successful in controlling the glaucoma.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Nepalese journal of ophthalmology : a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal of the Nepal Ophthalmic Society : NEPJOPH

دوره 1 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009