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Bilateral glaucoma

MedGen UID:
852902
•Concept ID:
C0857112
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Bilateral Glaucoma; Glaucoma of bilateral eyes; Glaucoma of both eyes
SNOMED CT: Glaucoma of both eyes (1304240002); Bilateral glaucoma (1304240002); Glaucoma of bilateral eyes (1304240002)

Definition

Increased pressure in both eyeballs due to obstruction of the outflow of aqueous humor. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBilateral glaucoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Glaucoma progression in patients receiving intravitreal anti-VEGF treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
Pirinen I, Leinonen S, Helminen M, Hujanen P, Vaajanen A, Tuulonen A, Uusitalo-Järvinen H
Acta Ophthalmol 2023 May;101(3):261-265. Epub 2022 Nov 17 doi: 10.1111/aos.15288. PMID: 36398433
Beyond Intraocular Pressure: Visual Functioning and Quality of Life in Primary Congenital Glaucoma and Secondary Childhood Glaucoma.
Gothwal VK, Sharma S, Mandal AK
Am J Ophthalmol 2020 Jan;209:62-70. Epub 2019 Sep 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2019.09.002. PMID: 31525355
Glaucoma and associated visual acuity and field loss significantly affect glaucoma-specific psychosocial functioning.
Chan EW, Chiang PP, Liao J, Rees G, Wong TY, Lam JS, Aung T, Lamoureux E
Ophthalmology 2015 Mar;122(3):494-501. Epub 2014 Nov 8 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2014.09.030. PMID: 25444640

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Glaucoma medication non-adherence rate and associated barriers among glaucoma patients in Hawassa, Ethiopia.
Negese Kebede B, Mohammed Seid S, Kefyalew B, Gesese E
BMC Ophthalmol 2024 Nov 8;24(1):490. doi: 10.1186/s12886-024-03750-w. PMID: 39516767Free PMC Article
Characteristics and long-term outcomes of childhood glaucoma: a retrospective-cohort study.
Surukrattanaskul S, Suvannachart P, Chansangpetch S, Manassakorn A, Tantisevi V, Rojanapongpun P
F1000Res 2021;10:165. Epub 2021 Mar 1 doi: 10.12688/f1000research.51256.2. PMID: 35035882Free PMC Article
Beyond Intraocular Pressure: Visual Functioning and Quality of Life in Primary Congenital Glaucoma and Secondary Childhood Glaucoma.
Gothwal VK, Sharma S, Mandal AK
Am J Ophthalmol 2020 Jan;209:62-70. Epub 2019 Sep 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2019.09.002. PMID: 31525355
Glaucoma and frequency of ocular and general diseases in 30 patients with aniridia: a clinical study.
Gramer E, Reiter C, Gramer G
Eur J Ophthalmol 2012 Jan-Feb;22(1):104-10. doi: 10.5301/EJO.2011.8318. PMID: 22167549
Exfoliation syndrome.
Roth M, Epstein DL
Am J Ophthalmol 1980 Apr;89(4):477-81. doi: 10.1016/0002-9394(80)90054-9. PMID: 7369310

Diagnosis

Characteristics and long-term outcomes of childhood glaucoma: a retrospective-cohort study.
Surukrattanaskul S, Suvannachart P, Chansangpetch S, Manassakorn A, Tantisevi V, Rojanapongpun P
F1000Res 2021;10:165. Epub 2021 Mar 1 doi: 10.12688/f1000research.51256.2. PMID: 35035882Free PMC Article
Beyond Intraocular Pressure: Visual Functioning and Quality of Life in Primary Congenital Glaucoma and Secondary Childhood Glaucoma.
Gothwal VK, Sharma S, Mandal AK
Am J Ophthalmol 2020 Jan;209:62-70. Epub 2019 Sep 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2019.09.002. PMID: 31525355
Impact of bilateral open and closed-angle glaucoma on glaucoma-specific functioning in Asians.
Wang B, Aung T, Marella M, Zheng Y, Wong TY, Perera S, Wong TT, Ho CL, Lamoureux EL
J Glaucoma 2013 Apr-May;22(4):330-5. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e3182408593. PMID: 22157514
Glaucoma and frequency of ocular and general diseases in 30 patients with aniridia: a clinical study.
Gramer E, Reiter C, Gramer G
Eur J Ophthalmol 2012 Jan-Feb;22(1):104-10. doi: 10.5301/EJO.2011.8318. PMID: 22167549
Exfoliation syndrome.
Roth M, Epstein DL
Am J Ophthalmol 1980 Apr;89(4):477-81. doi: 10.1016/0002-9394(80)90054-9. PMID: 7369310

Therapy

Glaucoma medication non-adherence rate and associated barriers among glaucoma patients in Hawassa, Ethiopia.
Negese Kebede B, Mohammed Seid S, Kefyalew B, Gesese E
BMC Ophthalmol 2024 Nov 8;24(1):490. doi: 10.1186/s12886-024-03750-w. PMID: 39516767Free PMC Article
Glaucoma progression in patients receiving intravitreal anti-VEGF treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
Pirinen I, Leinonen S, Helminen M, Hujanen P, Vaajanen A, Tuulonen A, Uusitalo-Järvinen H
Acta Ophthalmol 2023 May;101(3):261-265. Epub 2022 Nov 17 doi: 10.1111/aos.15288. PMID: 36398433
Does using topical latanoprost affect subfoveal choroidal thickness?
Duru Z, Özsaygılı C, Ulusoy DM, Armağan Demirtaş A, Çiçek A, Duru N
Cutan Ocul Toxicol 2019 Dec;38(4):370-374. Epub 2019 Jul 2 doi: 10.1080/15569527.2019.1632884. PMID: 31213097
Effect of Latanoprost on Choroidal Thickness.
Sahinoglu-Keskek N, Canan H
J Glaucoma 2018 Jul;27(7):635-637. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000000978. PMID: 29750717
Latanoprost and Dorzolamide for the Treatment of Pediatric Glaucoma: The Glaucoma Italian Pediatric Study (Gipsy), Design and Baseline Characteristics.
Quaranta L, Biagioli E, Galli F, Poli D, Rulli E, Riva I, Hollander L, Katsanos A, Longo A, Uva MG, Torri V, Weinreb RN
Adv Ther 2016 Aug;33(8):1305-15. Epub 2016 Jun 16 doi: 10.1007/s12325-016-0358-x. PMID: 27312975Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Glaucoma progression in patients receiving intravitreal anti-VEGF treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
Pirinen I, Leinonen S, Helminen M, Hujanen P, Vaajanen A, Tuulonen A, Uusitalo-Järvinen H
Acta Ophthalmol 2023 May;101(3):261-265. Epub 2022 Nov 17 doi: 10.1111/aos.15288. PMID: 36398433
Slow Reading in Glaucoma: Is it due to the Shrinking Visual Span in Central Vision?
Kwon M, Liu R, Patel BN, Girkin C
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2017 Nov 1;58(13):5810-5818. doi: 10.1167/iovs.17-22560. PMID: 29131903Free PMC Article
Glaucoma and frequency of ocular and general diseases in 30 patients with aniridia: a clinical study.
Gramer E, Reiter C, Gramer G
Eur J Ophthalmol 2012 Jan-Feb;22(1):104-10. doi: 10.5301/EJO.2011.8318. PMID: 22167549
The epidemiology of primary angle closure and associated glaucomatous optic neuropathy.
Foster PJ
Semin Ophthalmol 2002 Jun;17(2):50-8. doi: 10.1076/soph.17.2.50.14718. PMID: 15513457
Exfoliation syndrome.
Roth M, Epstein DL
Am J Ophthalmol 1980 Apr;89(4):477-81. doi: 10.1016/0002-9394(80)90054-9. PMID: 7369310

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical Assessment of Scleral Canal Area in Glaucoma Using Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography.
Sawada Y, Araie M, Shibata H, Murata K, Ishikawa M, Yoshitomi T, Iwase T
Am J Ophthalmol 2020 Aug;216:28-36. Epub 2020 Apr 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2020.03.043. PMID: 32278772
Beyond Intraocular Pressure: Visual Functioning and Quality of Life in Primary Congenital Glaucoma and Secondary Childhood Glaucoma.
Gothwal VK, Sharma S, Mandal AK
Am J Ophthalmol 2020 Jan;209:62-70. Epub 2019 Sep 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2019.09.002. PMID: 31525355
Functional Visual Ability and Quality of Life in Children With Glaucoma.
AlDarrab A, Al Qurashi M, Al Thiabi S, Khandekar R, Edward DP
Am J Ophthalmol 2019 Apr;200:95-99. Epub 2019 Jan 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2018.12.023. PMID: 30639365
Heterochromia iridis and pertinent clinical findings in patients with glaucoma associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome.
Aggarwal NK, Gandham SB, Weinstein R, Saltzmann R, Walton DS
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2010 Nov-Dec;47(6):361-5. Epub 2010 Feb 23 doi: 10.3928/01913913-20100218-01. PMID: 20210282
Glaucoma and disability: which tasks are affected, and at what stage of disease?
Ramulu P
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2009 Mar;20(2):92-8. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32832401a9. PMID: 19240541Free PMC Article

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