Patient's question:
In 2013, I noticed a white streak in my child's eye. Later, I took them to our Tongren Hospital for bilateral eye surgery. After the surgery, everything was fine until May 8th when a check-up revealed high intraocular pressure in my child's right eye. Currently, we are using medication to control it, and the intraocular pressure has slightly decreased. However, my child's vision is poor—the right eye has only 0.1, and the left eye has 0.25.Doctor's answer:
Hello, congenital glaucoma is caused by developmental abnormalities during the embryonic period, which result in congenital anomalies of the anterior chamber angle or the presence of residual embryonic tissue obstructing the aqueous humor outflow pathway, leading to elevated intraocular pressure and continuous enlargement of the entire eye.Advice: Early diagnosis of infantile glaucoma is crucial. After surgical treatment, intraocular pressure can return to normal in 80% of affected children. Surgery is generally performed to help lower intraocular pressure and drain aqueous humor.