Long-Term Study on The Regression of Optic Disc Cupping in Children with Congenital Glaucoma, and Factors Affecting It

Volume 20 No 7 (2022)

Ahmad K Khalil

DOI: 10.14704/nq.2022.20.7.NQ33330

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the incidence of optic disc cupping and factors influencing its reversibility in cases of congenital glaucoma (CG). Methods: A retrospective case series; records of optic disc cupping (CDR) in children with CG operated by a modified trabeculotomy were retrieved. Preoperative CDR records as well those at postoperative years 3, 5 and 10 were retrieved. Factors which influenced the reversal of cupping were studied.

Keywords

Regression, Optic Disc Cupping, Congenital Glaucoma

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