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 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...

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...

purpose: to report the outcomes of goniotomy in young children with primary congenital glaucoma. methods: this retrospective study included 26 eyes of 19 patients with primary congenital glaucoma who underwent goniotomy as the initial procedure. all patients were aged less than 3 years and had no history of previous ocular surgery. the main outcome measures were intraocular pressure (iop), cup/...

The reported success rates in the treatment of congenital glaucoma with goniotomy, trabeculotomy, and trabeculectomy suggest that trabeculectomy should be performed if the other procedures fail. We propose that the decision to perform primary trabeculectomy in primary and secondary congenital glaucoma reduces the effect which the many variable findings in surgical anatomy may have on the outcom...

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 ...

Glaucomas of the childhood are devastatinly deceptive in their presentations because of an insidious onset and late recognition. Primary congenital glaucomas (PCG) which serve as a prototype for glaucomas in the young Subtleties of diagnosis may lie in simple symptoms of watering and photophobia. This article is aimed to summarize all common manifestations and basics of surgical treatment, conv...

purpose : to compare the serum homocysteine (hcy) level in healthy control individuals and in patient with primary open angle glaucoma (poag) and pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (pexg) methods : in this cross sectional study, 79 subjects including 36 patients with pexg, 23 patients with poag, and 20 matched healthy control individuals were recruited. those who used alcohol and mediations affecting h...