Visual Outcomes of Children With Primary Congenital Glaucoma Receiving Different Refractive Corrections

For children with surgically managed primary congenital glaucoma, how does visual rehabilitation with rigid gas-permeable contact lenses (RGPCLs) compare with continued spectacle wear regarding visual acuity improvement?In this randomized clinical trial of 56 children, the RGPCL group showed significantly greater best-corrected visual acuity improvement by approximately 2 lines in the worse-seeing eye.Although the number of participants evaluated was relatively low, these findings suggest that RGPCLs provide superior visual acuity gains compared with continued spectacle wear for children with poor spectacle response after primary congenital glaucoma surgery.

Corresponding Authors: Xiao Yang, MD, PhD (yangx_zoc@163.com), and Xing Liu, MD, PhD (liuxing@mail.sysu.edu.cn), State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, 54 S Xianlie Rd, Guangzhou 510060, China.

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