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Abstract #18442 Published in IGR 3-3
Serial axial length measurements in congenital glaucoma
Law SK; Bui D; Caprioli JAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology 2001; 132: 926-928
PURPOSE: To illustrate the utility of axial length measurements in the management of congenital glaucoma. METHODS: Interventional case series. Twelve eyes of six consecutive patients with congenital glaucoma were followed with serial axial length measurements. The axial growth patterns were compared with the normal growth curve. RESULTS: Eight (66.7%) of 12 eyes had initial axial lengths longer than the normal range, and four eyes (33.3%) were within the normal range. After surgical intervention with good intraocular pressure control in ten eyes, three eyes showed a decrease of axial length and seven eyes showed no decrease of axial length, but the axial growth pattern paralleled the normal growth curve. After surgical intervention with poor intraocular pressure control, two eyes had axial growth pattern greater than the normal pattern. CONCLUSIONS: With intraocular pressure control in congenital glaucoma, axial length may decrease or the axial growth pattern may parallel the normal growth curve. Axial length measurements may be useful to monitor the control of congenital glaucoma.
Dr S.K. Law, Glaucoma Division, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Classification:
6.8.2 Posterior segment (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.8 Photography)
