Far-reaching glaucoma in a child with Rieger syndrome (сlinical case)

    Abstract

    Far-reaching glaucoma in a child with Rieger syndrome (сlinical case)

    V.S. Rykun, E.V. Mikhaylova, A.G. Tukhvatullina

    South-Ural State Medical University, Chelyabinsk
Children’s City Clinical Hospital №1, Chelyabinsk

    To show the importance of dispensary observation in children with Rieger’s syndrome, the relationship between the ophthalmologist and the patient, the choice of treatment for refractory distant and terminal glaucoma in children using a specific clinical example. A clinical case of late diagnosis of distant congenital glaucoma with Rieger syndrome in a 14-year-old girl is presented, data from the medical history, medical records, ophthalmological status, examination results and treatment method.

    Children with Rieger’s syndrome constitute a risk group for congenital glaucoma, which often occurs in the second decade of life, is malignant and sometimes the “non-physiological” cyclodestructive interventions become the only treatment method. Conclusion All children with Rieger’s syndrome are at risk for congenital glaucoma and require lifelong follow-up.

    Key words: glaucoma, Rieger syndrome, cyclodestruction, children.