title: Improvement of the topographic parameters of the optic discs after trabeculotomy in two patients with developmental glaucoma.
abstract: Changes in the optic discs before and after trabeculotomy were evaluated with the Heidelberg retina tomograph (Heidelberg Engineering GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany) in two patients with developmental glaucoma. The topographic parameters of each optic disc improved considerably compared with adult patients in previous reports. This improvement may have been the result of the elasticity of the histologic structure of the optic disc in younger patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Kansai Medical University, Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsuyo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Otsuji
authors.forename: Chieko
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fukui
authors.forename: Miyo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsumura
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology*; D014054:Tomography / Q000379:methods; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000379:methods*