Angle-closure glaucoma in a 10-year-old girl
Angle-closure glaucoma in a 10-year-old girl
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DOI:
10.1016/s0002-9394(14)70797-4
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发表时间:
1997-08-01
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Beck, AD
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作者:
Fivgas, GD;Beck, AD
PURPOSE: To report a case of angle-closure glaucoma in a 10-year-old girl with ocular albinism.METHODS: Case report. A 10-year-old girl with autosomal recessive ocular albinism was examined and treated for subacute angle-closure glaucoma of the right eye.RESULT: The patient was successfully treated with Nd:YAG laser iridotomy of the right eye.CONCLUSIONS: Angle-closure glaucoma may rarely occur in young or adolescent children. Gonioscopy of children with shallow anterior chambers is recommended.