Pediatric Glaucoma: A Literature’s Review and Analysis of Surgical Results

Table 1

Summary of angle surgery results in patients with primary congenital glaucoma.

Years	Author	Surgical technique	Eyes	Follow-up (years)	End point	Success rate
1953	Barkan	Goniotomy	196	17 yrs	IOP <20 mmHg	80%
1982	Shaffer	Goniotomy	287	15 yrs	IOP <20 mmHg	76.7%
1979	Lunz	Trabeculotomy	86	6.5 yrs	IOP <18 mmHg	89.5%
2007	Yalvac	Trabeculotomy	24	3 yrs	IOP <18 mmHg	92% 1 yr; 82% 2 yrs; 74% 3 yrs