ReviewSaudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society
Eradicating primary congenital glaucoma from Saudi Arabia: The case for a national screening program.
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- Pediatric glaucoma in India.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Nonpenetrating Deep Sclerectomy versus Conventional Surgery in Primary Congenital Glaucoma: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2026Review
- Genetic Risk Factors and Clinical Implications of Glaucoma in the Saudi Population: A Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Prevention and early intervention screening for inherited ocular diseases in Saudi Arabia: a national perspective.Frontiers in ophthalmology · 2025Review
- Effect of Trabeculodescemetic Window Perforation in Deep Sclerectomy on Intraocular Pressure in Primary Congenital Glaucoma.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2024Article
- Prognostic Significance of Early Postoperative Choroidal Detachment in Patients with Congenital Glaucoma Operated with Nonpenetrating Deep Sclerectomy.Journal of ophthalmology · 2024Article
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- Outcomes of Non-Penetrating Deep Sclerectomy for Primary Congenital Glaucoma Performed by Experienced versus Trainee Surgeons: A Cohort Study.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Article
- Parents' Awareness and Perception of Children's Eye Diseases in Madinah, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2022Article
- Indications, surgical procedures and outcomes of keratoplasty at a Tertiary University-based hospital: a review of 10 years' experience.International ophthalmology · 2021Review
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Abstract
The prevalence of primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) in Saudi Arabia is high and the condition is a cause of childhood blindness in the country. Children often present with severe disease, requiring multiple procedures and a lifetime of medical care. The social and economic burden of the condition is substantial. Presently, the mainstay of management is early diagnosis and treatment of PCG. Premarital screening, especially in recessive diseases, such as PCG can be immensely useful by detecting the presence of a defect in the causative gene, followed by genetic counseling to potential couples that will lead to eradication of the disease in future generations. The introduction of a national screening program similar to the one already functioning for thalassemia, could potentially eliminate childhood blindness from PCG in Saudi Arabia and is likely to prove cost-effective.
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