Glaucoma

Glaucoma is a group of diseases with the common feature of damage to the optic nerve, which is the "cable" carrying the visual impulses from the eye to the rest of the visual pathway and the brain.

To children glaucoma is usually present at birth (congenital glaucoma) or a few months after it and it is very rare after the first year of life. The exceptions are the children who were operated for cataract extraction. In this case the glaucoma may occur several years after surgery.

It is a very rare disease, and occurs only to 1 in 10,000 newborns.

Glaucoma and intraocular pressure

Glaucoma and intraocular pressure

Most cases of glaucoma are due to increased eye pressure

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Effects of glaucoma in the eyes and vision of the child

Effects of glaucoma in the eyes and vision of the child

Edema and corneal clouding, Increase the size of the eye, Intense symptoms.

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Glaucoma with other conditions

Glaucoma with other conditions

Most cases of glaucoma in childhood are individual and not associated with other diseases

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Examining the child for glaucoma

Examining the child for glaucoma

The diagnostic test for glaucoma includes a series of tests

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Treating glaucoma in children

Treating glaucoma in children

The treatment of glaucoma in childhood is mainly by surgery.

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The prognosis of children with glaucoma

The prognosis of children with glaucoma

As in the case of cataract, the vision that the child will eventually maintain depends on the degree of amblyopia, especially if the glaucoma is contralateral.

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