Al-Shahwan Sami, Khan Arif O
Glaucoma Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2006 Sep-Oct;43(5):311-2. doi: 10.3928/01913913-20060901-07.
Corticosteroid-induced glaucoma is a well-recognized phenomenon in adults, but not children. We describe an infant who developed juvenile glaucoma with buphthalmos while receiving systemic steroid treatment. The intraocular pressure normalized several months following discontinuation of treatment.