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Glaucoma

How is it treated?

In cases of congenital glaucoma, it is necessary to perform a small but delicate operation to allow the eye fluid to circulate, followed by regular monitoring. In most cases early treatment of chronic glaucoma will prevent further deterioration in vision.

Acute glaucoma is a medical emergency requiring hospital admission and usually laser or operative treatment. If treated intensively and without delay, vision subsequently is often little affected.

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Medical text written November 1991 by Contact a Family. Approved November 1991 by Professor M Patton, Professor of Medical Genetics, St Georges Hospital Medical School, London, UK and Dr J E Wraith, Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK. Last updated February 2005 by Mr R Pitts-Crick, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon and President of the International Glaucoma Association, London, UK.

 

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