What is Infantile Glaucoma?

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Infantile Glaucoma: Primary infantile glaucoma is a rare developmental defect in the iridocorneal filtration angle of the anterior chamber that causes a relative obstruction of egress of aqueous fluid from the eye. This obstruction can cause increases in the intraocular pressure, which if untreated can damage the optic nerve.

Types of Infantile Glaucoma:

Broader types of Infantile Glaucoma:

Complications of Infantile Glaucoma: see complications of Infantile Glaucoma

Causes of Infantile Glaucoma: see causes of Infantile Glaucoma

Symptoms of Infantile Glaucoma: see symptoms of Infantile Glaucoma

Complications of Infantile Glaucoma: see complications of Infantile Glaucoma

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Infantile Glaucoma.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Infantile Glaucoma.

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Infantile Glaucoma: Ophthalmologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Infantile Glaucoma.
Treatments for Infantile Glaucoma: see treatments for Infantile Glaucoma
Research for Infantile Glaucoma: see research for Infantile Glaucoma

Main name of condition: Infantile Glaucoma

Other names or spellings for Infantile Glaucoma:

Primary Infantile Glaucoma glaucoma, Congenital glaucoma, Buphthalmos

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