Review Article
Ten-Year Surgical Experience With Childhood Glaucoma

Julia Song, MD; Sandra S. Stinnett, DrPH; Jess T. Whitson, MD and Karanjit S. Kooner, MD

EXCERPT

Glaucoma remains a major cause of blindness in children, accounting for 2.5% to 10% of all registered blind children.¹ The pediatric glaucomas are a heterogeneous group, classified as primary or secondary. Approximately 60% of patients with primary congenital glaucoma are diagnosed by 6 months and 80% by 1 year. Approximately 65% of affected patients are male, and the disease is bilateral in 75% of cases. Primary congenital glaucoma seems to have the best prognosis with significant decreases in optic disc cupping and best visual outcome.²