title: The problems of pediatric glaucoma.
abstract: The authors in the work define and introduce classification of the pediatric glaucomas and analyze the new opinions on the clinical and genetic aspects of this affection and their significance for ophthalmologic practice. Also they have dealt with recommended process in diagnostics. They analyse modern therapeutical problems of glaucoma in children. Authors have followed long-term the collection about 300 different pediatric glaucomas. Its purpose is by securing of reduction of intraocular pressure to preserve the satisfactory visual acuity and the visual field, eventually to reduce the progress of optic nerve damage. They introduce the brief survey about the newest pharmacological therapy in the conservative treatment of pediatric glaucoma and also they recommend the algorithm of surgical treatment, which is valid at this time and applied in their own praxis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Ophtalmology, Children's Teaching Hospital, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Busanyova
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gerinec
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans