The secondary childhood glaucomas.
Elsayed Maram Ea Abdalla, Lander Beatrice, Senthil Sirisha, Edward Deepak P, Malik Rizwan
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Secondary childhood glaucomas are complex, distinct from primary types, requiring more surgeries due to diverse clinical features and challenging management, highlighting the need for tailored strategies.
Abstract
The secondary childhood glaucomas are a heterogenous group, often associated with other ocular or systemic abnormalities. These childhood glaucomas are distinct from primary childhood glaucomas, both in terms of their clinical features and their response to conventional treatment. Surgical management can be challenging in children with secondary glaucoma. On average, this group undergo more surgical procedures and revisions than those with primary congenital glaucoma. We provide a synopsis of secondary childhood glaucomas in terms of classification, clinical features, and management strategies, with emphasis on recent developments.
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Secondary childhood glaucomas are distinct from primary childhood glaucomas in terms of their clinical features and their response to conventional treatment.
Surgical management can be challenging in children with secondary glaucoma.
Children with secondary glaucoma undergo more surgical procedures and revisions on average than those with primary congenital glaucoma.
The secondary childhood glaucomas are a heterogenous group of conditions often associated with other ocular or systemic abnormalities.
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