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Abstract #82537 Published in IGR 20-4
Gonioscopy-assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy in a Pediatric Patient With Steroid-induced Glaucoma
Hopen ML; Gallardo MJ; Grover DJournal of Glaucoma 2019; 28: e156-e158
PURPOSE: To report a case of successful intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction after a 360-degree gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) using the iTrack catheter in a patient with steroid-induced glaucoma as a result of treatment of vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: An 8-year-old male individual with a long-standing history of VKC, treated with topical steroids, developed elevated IOP and glaucoma in the right eye despite maximum topical glaucoma therapy. Reducing the steroid was not a viable option given the severity of VKC. A 360-degree GATT was successfully performed and IOP has been maintained off all glaucoma drops. CONCLUSIONS: GATT is a viable option for steroid-induced glaucoma in the pediatric population. This obviates the need for riskier, more invasive conjunctival-based procedures.
El Paso Eye Surgeons.
Full articleClassification:
9.1.2 Juvenile glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.1 Developmental glaucomas)
9.4.1 Steroid-induced glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)
12.9 Trabeculotomy, goniotomy (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment)
6.4 Gonioscopy (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods)
