“Can children get glaucoma?”
In one of his routine eye exams, my child's doctor noticed that he had a few signs of glaucoma in his eye. I always thought glaucoma was a disease that adults develop, from diabetes or something similar. What causes children to get glaucoma?
4 Answers
It's very uncommon. See an Ophthalmologist.
It is very rare unless they have congenital eye problems like cataract or peters anomaly. Generally they are looking at the nerve which may appear enlarged. This is often normal in children and one of the parents often have the same issue
Children can get glaucoma and some are even born with it. It is caused by increased pressure in the eye. You do need to get this checked by a pediatric ophthalmologist
Genetic or congenital.
