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ReviewSaudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society

Primary congenital glaucoma: An updated review.

Abdulrahman H Badawi, Ahmed A Al-Muhaylib, Adi Mohammed Al Owaifeer, Rakan S Al-Essa, Sami A Al-Shahwan

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Review in Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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59 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Abdulrahman H BadawiKing Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed A Al-MuhaylibDepartment of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, AlQassim, Saudi Arabia.
Adi Mohammed Al OwaifeerFaculty of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia.
Rakan S Al-EssaDepartment of Ophthalmology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sami A Al-ShahwanKing Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) is a rare disease affecting children early in life. PCG was considered untreatable with inevitable blindness. However, recent advances in biochemical and genetic studies, the introduction of new diagnostic tools, intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering medications and improvement of surgical techniques have led to a better understanding of this devastating disease and preserving the vision of affected children. This paper presents an updated and broad overview of PCG in terms of the epidemiology and genetic aspects, particularly in Saudi Arabia, the clinical presentation and diagnostic approach to PCG with major emphasis on the treatment options.

Indexed as

CongenitalCorneaGeneticsGlaucomaGoniotomyTrabeculectomyTrabeculotomy

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PMID31920449
PMCPMC6950954

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