Table 6 Management of Childhood Glaucoma or Glaucoma Suspect Eyes

Surgery

79

43.6

71

93.4

7

25.0

-

-

-

-

Medication/no surgery

72

39.8

5

6.6

19

67.8

36

97.3

12

30.0

No treatment

29

16.0

-

-

1

3.6

1

2.7

28

70.0

No treatment recorded

1

0.6

-

-

1

3.6

-

-

-

-

Total eyes

181

76

28

37

40

Eyes treated with medication before surgery

74

93.7

67

94.4

7

100.0

-

-

-

-

No. of medications before surgery

 Mean

1.99

2.04

2.42

1.86

1.17

 SD

0.85

0.59

1.10

0.99

0.39

Types of medication before surgery*

 Beta-blocker

142

97.3

72

100.0

22

84.6

36

100.0

12

100.0

 Prostaglandin analogue

32

21.9

10

13.9

13

50.0

9

25.0

-

-

 Alpha agonist

2

1.4

-

-

2

7.7

-

-

-

-

 Topical CAI

35

24.0

10

13.9

10

38.5

15

41.7

-

-

 Oral CAI

80

54.8

55

76.4

16

61.5

7

19.4

2

16.7

Days from baseline visit to first Surgery

 Up to 1 week

38

48.1

37

52.1

1

14.3

-

-

-

-

 Up to 2 weeks

61

77.2

58

81.7

2

28.6

-

-

1

100.0

 Up to 4 weeks

67

84.8

64

90.1

2

28.6

-

-

 Mean

28.41

17.93

137.29

-

10.00

 SD

85.57

30.53

262.90

-

-

No. of glaucoma surgeries per eye

 1

56

70.9

48

67.6

7

-

-

1

100.00

 2

21

26.6

21

29.6

-

-

-

 3

1

1.25

1

1.4

-

-

-

 4

1

1.25

1

1.4

-

-

 Mean

1.33

1.37

1.00

-

 SD

0.57

0.59

0.00

-