What is the medical term for congenital glaucoma?

Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) is a rare disease due to genetically-determined abnormalities in the trabecular meshwork and anterior chamber angle resulting in elevated intraocular pressure (IOP), without other ocular or systemic developmental anomalies.

What are the symptoms of congenital glaucoma?

The most common symptoms of congenital glaucoma include abnormally high sensitivity to light, excessive tearing, and large, cloudy corneas. Other symptoms can include the following: • Blephrospasms or spasms of the eyelids.

Can a baby be born with congenital glaucoma?

Congenital Glaucoma. This type of glaucoma occurs in babies when there is incorrect or incomplete development of the eye’s drainage canals during the prenatal period. This is a rare condition that may be inherited.

Are there any clinical trials for glaucoma, congenital?

ClinicalTrials.gov lists trials that are related to Glaucoma, congenital. Click on the link to go to ClinicalTrials.gov to read descriptions of these studies.

How is pigment dispersion syndrome related to glaucoma?

This type of glaucoma can be hard to treat. Doctors need to treat the underlying cause (like diabetes or high blood pressure) and use glaucoma treatments to lower the eye pressure that results from it. Pigment dispersion syndrome happens when the pigment (color) from your iris (the colored part of your eye) flakes off.

What kind of eye drops help with glaucoma?

Some types of eye drops work by helping fluid drain from your eye, which lowers eye pressure. Examples include: Prostaglandins , like latanoprost (Xalatan), travoprost (Travatan Z), tafluprost (Zioptan), and bimatoprost (Lumigan)

What kind of Glaucoma causes a narrowing of the eye?

Angle-closure glaucoma. Angle-closure glaucoma, also called closed-angle glaucoma, occurs when the iris bulges forward to narrow or block the drainage angle formed by the cornea and iris. As a result, fluid can’t circulate through the eye and pressure increases.