Evaluation of the factors associated with the reversal of the disc cupping after surgical treatment of childhood glaucoma.

Purpose: To evaluate the change in optic disc cupping after surgical procedure for congenital glaucoma and assess the factors that may intervene on this process.

Methods: Prospective study involving 45 eyes of 36 patients with childhood glaucoma, who underwent surgical treatment at the Hospital Municipal da Piedade, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between January 1998 and December 2005. The study included patients <5 years old with intraocular pressure (IOP) <19 mm Hg for at least 6 months after surgery.