Management of primary congenital glaucoma by trabeculectomy in Nigeria.
Ann Trop Paediatr
; 28(1): 49-52, 2008 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18318949
ABSTRACT
AIM:
To review the management of congenital glaucoma, bearing in mind the limited facilities available in developing countries.METHODS:
The medical records of children aged < or = 3 years with primary congenital glaucoma seen at two teaching hospitals and one private eye hospital in Enugu, Nigeria over a 5-year period were reviewed retrospectively. All the children underwent trabeculectomy without use of anti-metabolites.RESULTS:
Fifty-seven eyes of 32 patients (5 unilateral, 26 bilateral) were reviewed. Pre-operatively, 63.2% of the eyes had a corneal diameter of 12-15 mm. After surgery, the number with corneal haziness decreased from 25 (43.8%) to 15 (26.4%) (p=0.05). The mean (SD) pre-operative intra-ocular pressure (IOP) was 28.3 (7.5) mmHg and the mean post-operative IOP was 17 (5.6) mmHg (p=0.001).CONCLUSIONS:
When facilities for other treatment modalities are not available, primary trabeculectomy without the use of anti-metabolites can be employed to manage primary congenital glaucoma.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Trabeculectomy
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Glaucoma
Type of study:
Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
Language:
En
Journal:
Ann Trop Paediatr
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Nigeria