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Ultrasound biomicroscopic characteristics of the anterior segment in patients with primary congenital glaucoma
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Objective: To evaluate ultrasound biomicroscopic features of anterior segment in eyes with primary congenital glaucoma. Subject and method: This was a cross-sectional study, 16 patients diagnosed with primary congenital glaucoma included in the study had anterior segment ultrasound performed under anesthesia using VuMax Bua machine with 50MHz frequency probe. Result: 16 cases (9 males and 7 females) with 24 eyes with primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) were confirmed, mean age was 5.8 ± 3.1 years. 16 eyes (66.7%) had abnormal angle structure, 41.7% had iris anterior insertion and ciliary body attachment to the iris was found in 12.5%. PCG eyes had greater corneal diameter, anterior chamber depth and zonular length than normal eyes (12.7 ± 1.23 mm, 3.9 ± 0.4 mm, 1.5 ± 0.4 mm with p<0.001, p<0.001 and p<0.05, respectively). The mean iris thickness in study group was 0.27 ± 0.07mm, smaller than normal group, p<0.05. Conclusion: Ultrasound biomicroscopic is a useful method to detect structural changes of anterior segment in patients with PCG. This tool can help confirm diagnosis as well as contribute to understand pathogenesis.
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