Clinical-and-functional and immunological characteristics of secondary uveal glaucoma suffered by children and adolescents

We have examined 53 patients, from 6 to 19 years old, suffering from secondary uveal glaucoma. The ophthalmological, immunological and general clinical examination has revealed some peculiarities: different degrees of intensity of glaucoma symptoms, systemic and local humoral disimmunity in the form...

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Main Author: G V Shkrebetz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2009-12-01
Series:RUDN Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://journals.rudn.ru/medicine/article/view/2569
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Summary:We have examined 53 patients, from 6 to 19 years old, suffering from secondary uveal glaucoma. The ophthalmological, immunological and general clinical examination has revealed some peculiarities: different degrees of intensity of glaucoma symptoms, systemic and local humoral disimmunity in the form of immunodeficiency, susceptibility to infection, heavy clinical course of glaucoma, complications during the postoperative period.
ISSN:2313-0245
2313-0261