2020–2021 BCSC Basic and Clinical Science Course™
10 Glaucoma
Chapter 11: Glaucoma in Children and Adolescents
Evaluating the Pediatric Glaucoma Patient
A-Scan Ultrasonography
Serial measurements of axial length using A-scan ultrasonography can document progressive globe enlargement in patients under the age of 4 (Figs 11-12, 11-13). Axial length may stabilize or decrease with control of IOP and thus serves as a critical marker for successful control of IOP.
Excerpted from BCSC 2020-2021 series: Section 10 - Glaucoma. For more information and to purchase the entire series, please visit https://www.aao.org/bcsc.