The importance of corneal diameter in cases developing glaucoma after childhood cataract surgery

In this study we aimed to determine the relation-ship between corneal diameter and glaucoma developing after childhood cataract surgery. Forty-two eyes of 28 patients who had or had had cataract surgery in childhood were retrospectively evaluated with respect to the development of glau-coma. Patients who were or had been operated before the age of two and were followed regularly were included in the study. Corneal diameters at the time of cataract surgery and when glaucoma was diagnosed were evaluated. The relationship between corneal diameter and development of glaucoma was determined. Ten of 42 eyes were with smaller corneal diameters when compared to normal corneal diameter values for their age at the times of the surgery and last check up. Glaucoma was detected in seven eyes of seven patients (7/42; 16.6%). Five of 10 patients (50%) with small corneal diameters developed glaucoma, whereas only two of the 32 eyes (6.3%) with normal corneal diame-ters did (p