Abstract:The treatment of congenital glaucoma has been a topic of vivid discussion for nearly one century.It is generally accepted that the treatment is operative, but which operation is the best one is not finally settled.Iridectomy, iridencleisis, Elliot's operation, sclerotomy, cyclydialysis and cyclodiathermy have been the most common operations for congenital glaucoma for a very long period.The operative results, however, have been very conflicting and difficult to evaluate, not only because the buphthalmic eye of… Show more
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