title: The choice of surgical procedure in congenital, infantile, and juvenile glaucoma.
abstract: Trabeculotomy is successful in patients with an angle anomaly involving only the trabecular meshwork, but in those involving the trabecular meshwork with iris and/or cornea trabeculotomy combined with trabeculectomy is recommended. In cases of failed trabeculotomy or trabeculectomy, a Molteno implant can be tried, although it does not work well in patients with congenital glaucoma. If all else fails, a cyclodestructive procedure is indicated and contact Nd:YAG laser cyclophotocoagulation is recommended.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Luntz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000145:classification / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000379:methods*