[Eyeball growth after successful glaucoma surgery in the 1st year of life--follow-up values for primary congenital glaucoma].

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    • Transliterated Title:
      Bulbuswachstum nach erfolgreicher Glaukomchiurgie im 1. Lebensjahr--Verlaufswerte für das primäre kongenitale Glaukom.
    • Source:
      Publisher: Thieme Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 0014133 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0023-2165 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00232165 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Klin Monbl Augenheilkd Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Stuttgart : Thieme
      Original Publication: Stuttgart.
    • Subject Terms:
      Eye/*growth & development ; Glaucoma/*congenital ; Postoperative Complications/*diagnostic imaging; Eye/diagnostic imaging ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Glaucoma/diagnostic imaging ; Glaucoma/surgery ; Humans ; Infant ; Intraocular Pressure/physiology ; Male ; Reference Values ; Retrospective Studies ; Ultrasonography
    • Abstract:
      Background: Echographic biometry of the ocular axial length is a helpful criterion in diagnosis and follow-up of primary congenital glaucoma. However, quantitative assessment of ocular growth following successful primary glaucoma surgery in the first year of life is hardly to find in literature.
      Patients and Methods: In 36 eyes from 21 patients (mean age 4.4 +/- 2.4 months) with primary congenital glaucoma Ascan biometry was performed under general anesthesia before and 7.2 +/- 4.2 months following successful primary glaucoma surgery and retrospectively summarized.
      Results: Preoperative axial length was 21.7 +/- 2.5 mm, postoperative axial length was 22.4 +/- 1.6 mm. Ocular growth was significantly stronger in eyes with a preoperative axial length < 20 mm (p = 0.0012) and in children younger than 3 months at surgery (p = 0.0004).
      Conclusions: Preoperative axial length and age are basic factors for the interpretation of ocular growth following glaucoma surgery in primary congenital glaucoma. Temporary cessation of ocular growth is a frequent finding after successful pressure-reducing surgery in eyes with axial length > 22 mm and in children aged 3 months or older.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 19981023 Date Completed: 19990104 Latest Revision: 20161124
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      10.1055/s-2008-1034948
    • Accession Number:
      9782462