Surgical interventions for primary congenital glaucoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) manifests within the first few years of a child's life and is not associated with any other systemic or ocular abnormalities. PCG results in considerable morbidity even in developed countries. Several surgical techniques for treating this condition, and lowering the intraocular pressure (IOP) associated with it, have been described.

Objectives

To compare the effectiveness and safety of different surgical techniques for PCG.

Search methods

We searched CENTRAL (which contains the Cochrane Eyes and Vision Group Trials Register) (The Cochrane Library 2014, Issue 6), Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid MEDLINE In-Process and Other Non-Indexed Citations, Ovid MEDLINE Daily, Ovid OLDMEDLINE (January 1946 to June 2014), EMBASE (January 1980 to June

SUBMITTER: Ghate D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4438567 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature