Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: Six patients (seven eyes) with Sturge-Weber syndrome who underwent glaucoma surgery were retrospectively reviewed. One patient had bilateral glaucoma. Age at the time of operation ranged between 23 days and 9 years. The mean preoperative intraocular pressure was 30.6 mmHg (range 25-38 mmHg). Trabeculotomy and guarded filtration procedure were performed in three eyes each and both techniques were used in one eye. RESULTS: The mean follow-up was 6.3 (range 2-11) years. A single procedure lowered the intraocular pressure and arrested the progression of the disease in five eyes. Two patients required topical antiglaucoma medication. No patient needed reoperation. Two eyes suffered intra- and post-operative temporary choroidal effusions. CONCLUSIONS:
Trabeculotomy in infancy and guarded filtration procedure in older children effectively stabilized the eyes and prevented further glaucomatous damage in our patients with Sturge-Weber syndrome.
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Authors | M Irkeç, H Kiratli, S Bilgiç |
Journal | European journal of ophthalmology
(Eur J Ophthalmol)
1999 Apr-Jun
Vol. 9
Issue 2
Pg. 99-102
ISSN: 1120-6721 [Print] United States |
PMID | 10435421
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Filtering Surgery
- Follow-Up Studies
- Glaucoma
(etiology, surgery)
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Intraocular Pressure
- Retrospective Studies
- Sturge-Weber Syndrome
(complications)
- Trabeculectomy
- Treatment Outcome
- Visual Acuity
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