Secondary Glaucoma in Sturge Weber Syndrome

17th October 2017:

We know about Sturge-Weber syndrome, the neuro-cutaneous disorder with angiomas on the skin of the face, typically in the ophthalmic (V1) and maxillary (V2) distributions of the trigeminal nerve. Did you know that you can predict the chances of secondary glaucoma based on the extent of the port wine stain? (more…)

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Pretty Big Eyes: How Faiz’s parents dealt with his Glaucoma

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Faiz, a four month old boy was a cute little bundle of joy for his parents. He was growing up to be a nice chubby kid. However, unfortunately since the past one month, his eyes had begun to grow in size.

At first Faiz’s parents were very happy that their child was having nice prominent eyes. Over a period of few more days his eyes started watering and he began avoiding light. That is when the parents thought that something was amiss. (more…)

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