Abstract

Purpose :
To analyze the prevalence of various types of childhood glaucoma , their clinical presentation and treatment modalities.
Study Design:
Retrospective study.
Methods :
554 patients with childhood glaucoma presented to our clinic between Jan 2019 to Dec 2022 were analyzed .
Results :
226(40.8%)patients had primary glaucoma, of which 196(35.38 % ) had Primary congenital glaucoma .Secondary childhood glaucoma constituted for 59.2%(328 patients)of which glaucoma associated with acquired conditions(22.20%) being most common. Among 554 patients,289 underwent glaucoma surgeries. Trabeculotomy being the most common surgery performed for PCG (35.37%)followed by combined Trab + Trab(33.54%). AADI(56%) being the most common surgery performed for SCG.
Conclusion
In our study, SCG is the most common childhood glaucoma (59.92%) presented to our center . Trabeculotomy being the most common surgery performed for PCG (35.37%). AADI(56%) being the most common surgery performed for SCG.