Progressive High Hypermetropic Shift as a Refractive Surprise Following Glaucoma Filtration Surgery in a Phakic Child With Early-Onset Childhood Glaucoma Associated With Axenfeld-Rieger Anomaly

Conclusions: Present case is the first to describe the unusual presentation of progressive high hypermetropia in a child with Axenfeld- Rieger anomaly with congenital glaucoma after surgical intervention for glaucoma. Childhood glaucoma is classically associated with myopic shift in refraction and refraction is one of the most important clinical parameter measured at every follow-up visit. Although progressive hypermetropic shift is a rare occurrence, clinicians should be aware of this possibility. Keratomerty should be performed when such refractive surprises arise, which may help detect the clinical condition and the etiology for such presentation.
Source: Journal of Glaucoma - Category: Opthalmology Tags: Online Articles: Case Report/Small Case Series Source Type: research