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Abstract #21463 Published in IGR 10-3
Management of primary congenital glaucoma by trabeculectomy in Nigeria
Onwasigwe EN; Ezegwui IR; Onwasigwe CN; Aghaji AEAnnals of Tropical Paediatrics 2008; 28: 49-52
AIM: To review the management of congenital glaucoma, bearing in mind the limited facilities available in developing countries. METHODS: The medical records of children aged ≤ 3 years with primary congenital glaucoma seen at two teaching hospitals and one private eye hospital in Enugu, Nigeria over a 5-year period were reviewed retrospectively. All the children underwent trabeculectomy without use of anti-metabolites. RESULTS: Fifty-seven eyes of 32 patients (5 unilateral, 26 bilateral) were reviewed. Pre-operatively, 63.2% of the eyes had a corneal diameter of 12-15 mm. After surgery, the number with corneal haziness decreased from 25 (43.8%) to 15 (26.4%) (p = 0.05). Me mean (SD) pre-operative intra-ocular pressure (IOP) was 28.3 (7.5) mmHg and the mean post-operative IOP was 17 (5.6) mmHg (p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: When facilities for other treatment modalities are not available, primary trabeculectomy without the use of anti-metabolites can be employed to manage primary congenital glaucoma.
Dr. I.R. Ezegwui, Department of Ophthalmology, ESUT Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Enugu, Nigeria. uzoegwui@yahoo.co.uk
Classification:
9.1.1 Congenital glaucoma, Buphthalmos (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.1 Developmental glaucomas)
12.8.1 Without tube implant (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
