Objectives: Upon completion of this conference the resident/student should have an understanding of childhood glaucoma and should be able to
- Define primary congenital and developmental glaucoma
- Discuss the
- Epidemiology
- Pathophysiology
- Clinical Features
- Differential Diagnosis
- Long term prognosis and follow-up
- List and describe the developmental glaucomas associated with associated ocular or systemic anomalies including
- Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome
- Peters Anomaly
- Aniridia
- Sturge Weber syndrome
- Neurofibromatosis
Assignment: Please read the Glaucoma chapter of whichever book Dr Hertle has gifted you with. Those who have not been gifted should read Chapter 6 Childhood Glaucoma in the Glaucoma book from the BCSC Series