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    Glaucoma is a condition caused by increased pressure inside the eye that can damage the optic nerve and result in vision loss. There are two main types - open-angle and angle-closure glaucoma. Congenital glaucoma is detected in infants within the first year of life and is the most severe form. African Americans have a higher risk of developing glaucoma. Treatments for children include eye drops, pills, surgery, and laser treatments with the goal of managing the condition so children can live independently. Regular eye exams from age two are important for early detection of glaucoma in children as it is often hereditary.

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    Glaucoma is a condition caused by increased pressure inside the eye that can damage the optic nerve and result in vision loss. There are two main types - open-angle and angle-closure glaucoma. Congenital glaucoma is detected in infants within the first year of life and is the most severe form. African Americans have a higher risk of developing glaucoma. Treatments for children include eye drops, pills, surgery, and laser treatments with the goal of managing the condition so children can live independently. Regular eye exams from age two are important for early detection of glaucoma in children as it is often hereditary.

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    Glaucoma is a condition caused by increased pressure inside the eye that can damage the optic nerve and result in vision loss. There are two main types - open-angle and angle-closure glaucoma. Congenital glaucoma is detected in infants within the first year of life and is the most severe form. African Americans have a higher risk of developing glaucoma. Treatments for children include eye drops, pills, surgery, and laser treatments with the goal of managing the condition so children can live independently. Regular eye exams from age two are important for early detection of glaucoma in children as it is often hereditary.

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    Glaucoma

    Glaucoma In Children
    By Chelsea Phillips

    laucoma is associated with the pressure inside the eye. Congenital glaucoma is

    detected within the childs first year. Newborn congenital glaucoma is the most severe and clinically challenging. The signs of glaucoma in babies are unusually large eyes, excessive tearing, cloudy eyes and sensitivity to light.

    Caucasians are less likely to have glaucoma than African Americans.

    There are two Main Types of Glaucoma


    Open-angle glaucoma is caused by slow clogging drainage canals, resulting in increased eye pressure, has wide and opened-angle, between the iris and the cornea, develops slowly and is a lifelong condition, and has symptoms and damage that are not noticed. Angle-closure glaucoma is caused by blocked drainage canals, resulting in a sudden rise in eye pressure, has a closed or narrow angle between the iris and the cornea, it develops quickly, has symptoms and damage that are very noticeable, and requires immediate medical attention.

    African Americans are 15 times more likely to have glaucoma. Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness, everyone is at risk for glaucoma, there may be no warning signs and there is no cure for glaucoma (yet).

    Resources For families:


    WWW.GLAUCOMAAWARENESS.COM/ WWW.MICROACUPUNCTURE.COM/

    WWW.GLAUCOMA.ORG

    Treatments for Children with Glaucoma


    Surgical:
    Goniosurgery, filtration surgery, glaucoma implant surgery, and laser surgery

    Medical:
    Eye drops, pills or oral medication

    Five COMMON GLAUCOMA TEST


    1. Tonometry measures the pressure in the eye 2. Ophthalmoscopy helps the doctor examine the optic nerve for glaucoma damage 3. Perimetry is a visual field that produces a map of the complete field of vision 4. Gonioscopy is a diagnostic exam that helps determine whether the angle where the iris meets the cornea is open and wide or narrow and closed 5. Pachymetry is a simple, painless test to measure the thickness of the cornea

    What to Expect
    Expect the children with glaucoma to be just like any other child their age. Thousands of children with glaucoma live full lives. The ultimate goal of glaucoma management is for the child to be independent and participate in their own self-care.

    There is no cure for glaucoma but early detection is important. Glaucoma in children is commonly hereditary. Children should have their eyes checked as early as two years of age.

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