Patient's question:
A friend's child has glaucoma. Is pediatric glaucoma easy to treat?Doctor's answer:
Infantile glaucoma, also known as acquired glaucoma, often exists in patients at birth with abnormal angles, but symptoms and signs may only manifest during adolescence. Infants and young children commonly exhibit photophobia, tearing, and eyelid spasms. Due to the softness of their ocular walls, they are prone to expansion under pressure, leading to abnormal eye enlargement, which is also colloquially referred to as "water eye." Therefore, if infants and young children show photophobia, tearing, eyelid spasms, abnormal eye enlargement, or a dark pupil that becomes cloudy and gray, it is important to seek medical attention promptly for early treatment to preserve useful vision.