title: Bilateral primary congenital glaucoma in monozygotic twins.
abstract: Primary congenital glaucoma is an uncommon pediatric ocular disease contributing to a disproportionately high percentage of childhood blindness worldwide. This case report describes bilateral primary congenital glaucoma in monozygotic twins who first presented to an ophthalmologist in Ethiopia at 6 years of age. Both had severe, protracted disease, with only moderate improvement after surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Itay
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ben-Zion
authors.forename: Ameha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bogale
authors.forename: Daniel B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Eugene M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Helveston
mesh_terms: D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005838:Genotype; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006068:Gonioscopy; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic