Angle-closure glaucoma in a 10-year-old girl.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of angle-closure glaucoma in a 10-year-old girl with ocular albinism.


METHODS
Case report. A 10-year-old girl with autosomal recessive ocular albinism was examined and treated for subacute angle-closure glaucoma of the right eye.


RESULTS
The patient was successfully treated with Nd:YAG laser iridotomy of the right eye.


CONCLUSIONS
Angle-closure glaucoma may rarely occur in young or adolescent children. Gonioscopy of children with shallow anterior chambers is recommended.
Fivgas
G D
GD
Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Beck
A D
AD
D000417:Albinism / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery; D053685:Laser Therapy; D010781:Photography