Development of Secondary Glaucoma After Congenital Cataract Surgery and the Underlying Risk Factors

Pur po se: To determine the risk factors and incidence of glaucoma following congenital cataract surgery in our case series. Patients and Methods: Records of children who underwent cataract surgery between January 2001 and December 2009 were reviewed retrospectively. Age at primary surgery, microcornea, aphakia/ pseudophakia and associated systemic pathology were analyzed as potential risk factors for glaucoma secondary to surgery. Sixty-five eyes of 37 patients having a minimum 6-month follow-up were included in the study. Results: Age at surgery was 35.6±43.9 months (2 months-17 years) with a follow-up period of 38.6±28.1 months (6 months-8.5 years). Glaucoma developed in 8 patients (14 eyes; 21.5%). Time between surgery and glaucoma diagnosis was 47.3±23.3 months (20 months-7 years). Glaucoma incidence in aphakic and pseudophakic cases did not differ. Glaucoma development significantly correlated with age at surgery (p