A case of developmental glaucoma presenting with abdominal colic and subnormal intraocular pressure.
Journal Article
A healthy baby boy presented with abdominal colic. He was subsequently noted to have enlarged, edematous corneas. A clinical diagnosis of developmental glaucoma was made despite ocular hypotony. Trabeculectomies were designed to include peripheral cornea. This served as a biopsy to confirm the diagnosis and as a surgical treatment for the condition. Morphological examination of the outflow system revealed findings compatible with a diagnosis of developmental glaucoma: a hypoplastic trabecular meshwork which contained an abundance of abnormal collagenous tissue in the extracellular spaces and the presence of endothelial cells overlying a continuous collagenous membrane. In the iris stroma there were numerous abnormal blood vessels, with a paucity of mural contractile cells.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Talbot, EM; Pitts, JF; Dudgeon, J; Lee, WR
Published Date
- March 1992
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 29 / 2
Start / End Page
- 116 - 119
PubMed ID
- 1588473
Pubmed Central ID
- 1588473
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1938-2405
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0191-3913
Language
- eng