Biomaterial Database

[Goniotomy for congenital glaucoma]. 1990

M Y Li

Department of Ophthalmology, First Hospital, Beijing Medical University.

Direct visualization goniotomy was performed in 19 eyes of 14 patients with congenital glaucoma. The procedure was repeated in only 2 eyes. 16 eyes of 11 patients were followed up for an average 27 months. The success rate was 90.0% (9/10) in patients aged 3-8 months and 33.3% (2/6) in patients aged 2-9 years. Goniotomy was a safe procedure and the actual technique was discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D008297	Male		Males
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260	Female		Females
D005901	Glaucoma	An ocular disease, occurring in many forms, having as its primary characteristics an unstable or a sustained increase in the intraocular pressure which the eye cannot withstand without damage to its structure or impairment of its function. The consequences of the increased pressure may be manifested in a variety of symptoms, depending upon type and severity, such as excavation of the optic disk, hardness of the eyeball, corneal anesthesia, reduced visual acuity, seeing of colored halos around lights, disturbed dark adaptation, visual field defects, and headaches. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)	Glaucomas
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014130	Trabeculectomy	Any surgical procedure for treatment of glaucoma by means of puncture or reshaping of the trabecular meshwork. It includes goniotomy, trabeculectomy, and laser perforation.	Goniotomy,Trabeculoplasty,Trabeculotomy,Goniotomies,Trabeculectomies,Trabeculoplasties,Trabeculotomies