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Review
. 2025 May-Jun;70(3):544-562.
doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2024.10.005. Epub 2024 Oct 31.

The secondary childhood glaucomas

Maram Ea Abdalla Elsayed  1 , Beatrice Lander  1 , Sirisha Senthil  2 , Deepak P Edward  3 , Rizwan Malik  4
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Review

The secondary childhood glaucomas

Maram Ea Abdalla Elsayed et al. Surv Ophthalmol. 2025 May-Jun.

Abstract

The secondary childhood glaucomas are a heterogenous group, often associated with other ocular or systemic abnormalities. These childhood glaucomas are distinct from primary childhood glaucomas, both in terms of their clinical features and their response to conventional treatment. Surgical management can be challenging in children with secondary glaucoma. On average, this group undergo more surgical procedures and revisions than those with primary congenital glaucoma. We provide a synopsis of secondary childhood glaucomas in terms of classification, clinical features, and management strategies, with emphasis on recent developments.

Keywords: Childhood glaucoma; Pediatric glaucoma; Secondary glaucoma.

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Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: None If there are other authors, they declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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