Bilateral primary congenital glaucoma in monozygotic twins

J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2010 Mar-Apr;47(2):124-6. doi: 10.3928/01913913-20100308-15. Epub 2010 Mar 22.

Abstract

Primary congenital glaucoma is an uncommon pediatric ocular disease contributing to a disproportionately high percentage of childhood blindness worldwide. This case report describes bilateral primary congenital glaucoma in monozygotic twins who first presented to an ophthalmologist in Ethiopia at 6 years of age. Both had severe, protracted disease, with only moderate improvement after surgical intervention.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Twin Study

MeSH terms

  • Anterior Chamber / pathology*
  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diseases in Twins*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Genotype
  • Glaucoma / congenital*
  • Glaucoma / diagnosis
  • Glaucoma / surgery
  • Gonioscopy
  • Humans
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Male
  • Trabeculectomy / methods*
  • Twins, Monozygotic*