Acute Hydrops in the Fellow Eye of Infants with Primary Congenital Glaucoma after Intraocular Pressure Reduction in 1 Eye.
Sushmita Kaushik, Deepika Dhingra, Gunjan Joshi, Krinjeela Bazgain, Faisal Thattaruthody, Surinder S Pandav
Summary
Our report demonstrates that the fellow eye of a patient with PCG may be at risk of sudden raised IOP resulting in acute hydrops, and early treatment may help to prevent this phenomenon in the…
Abstract
PURPOSE
To demonstrate the occurrence of acute hydrops in the fellow eye of infants with primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) treated for glaucoma in 1 eye.
DESIGN
Small, observational case series.
PARTICIPANTS
Three infants with PCG who demonstrated acute hydrops in the fellow eye after treatment of the worse eye.
METHODS
Intraocular pressure (IOP) was lowered surgically in 2 infants and medically in 1 infant with PCG. Two infants underwent combined trabeculotomy with trabeculectomy, and goniotomy was possible in 1 infant.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Observation of the fellow eye after lowering IOP in an eye with acute hydrops.
RESULTS
Two infants underwent glaucoma surgery in 1 eye and demonstrated acute hydrops in the fellow eye within 1 week. The third infant demonstrated acute hydrops after medically controlling IOP in 1 eye before the scheduled surgery. After surgical treatment, the stromal edema cleared completely in all 3 infants, leaving behind a small area of opacity where the Descemet's tear had healed.
CONCLUSIONS
Our report demonstrates that the fellow eye of a patient with PCG may be at risk of sudden raised IOP resulting in acute hydrops, and early treatment may help to prevent this phenomenon in the fellow eye.
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