The preferred treatment of congenital glaucoma is surgical, not medical. The initial procedures of choice are goniotomy or trabeculotomy if the cornea is clear, and trabeculectomy ab externo if the cornea is hazy. The success rates are similar for both procedures in patients with clear corneas. Trabeculectomy and shunt procedures should be reserved for those cases in which goniotomy or trabeculotomy has failed. Cyclophotocoagulation is necessary in some intractable cases but should be avoided whenever possible because of its potential adverse effects on the lens and the retina.
Primary juvenile glaucoma
Ghost cell glaucoma
Normal tension glaucoma
Phacolytic glaucoma
Fuchs heterochromic iridocyclitis
Graves' ophthalmopathy
Iridocorneal endothelial syndrome
Toxic amblyopia