PRIMARY CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA

Course overview

PRIMARY CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA IS A RARE GENETIC CONGENITAL OCULAR DISORDER THAT AFFECTS CHILDREN AT BIRTH. IT IS CHARACTERIZED BY ABNORMALLY HIGH INTRAOCULAR PRESSURES. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE ETIOLOGY, RISK FACTORS, VARIED PRESENTATIONS, INVESTIGATIONS, MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES, DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS, AND PROGNOSIS FOR PRIMARY CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EARLY DIAGNOSIS, AND REFERRALS HAVE ALSO BEEN DESCRIBED IN DETAIL.