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Late onset congenital glaucoma

MedGen UID:
341551
Concept ID:
C1856441
Disease or Syndrome; Finding
HPO: HP:0008041

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  • Late onset congenital glaucoma

Conditions with this feature

Glaucoma 3A
MedGen UID:
383912
Concept ID:
C1856439
Congenital Abnormality
Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) is characterized by elevated intraocular pressure (IOP), enlargement of the globe (buphthalmos), edema, and opacification of the cornea with rupture of Descemet's membrane (Haab's striae), thinning of the anterior sclera and iris atrophy, anomalously deep anterior chamber, and structurally normal posterior segment except for progressive glaucomatous optic atrophy. Symptoms include photophobia, blepharospasm, and excessive tearing. Typically, the diagnosis is made in the first year of life. Depending on when treatment is instituted, visual acuity may be reduced and/or visual fields may be restricted. In untreated individuals, blindness invariably occurs.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Mandal AK, Gothwal VK, Chaurasia S
Ophthalmol Glaucoma 2023 Jul-Aug;6(4):380-386. Epub 2023 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ogla.2023.01.004. PMID: 36657525
Mandal AK, Gothwal VK
Eur J Ophthalmol 2023 Jan;33(1):324-332. Epub 2022 Jun 29 doi: 10.1177/11206721221111595. PMID: 35769044
Sidoti PA, Belmonte SJ, Liebmann JM, Ritch R
Ophthalmology 2000 Mar;107(3):422-9. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(99)00130-x. PMID: 10711876

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Rothkoff L, Blumenthal M, Biedner B
Br J Ophthalmol 1979 Jan;63(1):38-9. doi: 10.1136/bjo.63.1.38. PMID: 760774Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Rothkoff L, Blumenthal M, Biedner B
Br J Ophthalmol 1979 Jan;63(1):38-9. doi: 10.1136/bjo.63.1.38. PMID: 760774Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Tawara A, Inomata H
Jpn J Ophthalmol 1983;27(1):63-72. PMID: 6855021
Tawara A, Inomata H
Am J Ophthalmol 1981 Oct;92(4):508-25. doi: 10.1016/0002-9394(81)90644-9. PMID: 7294114
Sampaolesi R, Argento C
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1977 Apr;16(4):302-14. PMID: 844989

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