A Case of Refractory Childhood Glaucoma Secondary to Weill-Marchesani Syndrome: Management with Combined CO2 Laser-Assisted Sclerectomy Surgery and Trabeculectomy.

Abstract	A 2-year-old girl was diagnosed as Weill-Marchesani syndrome with typical systemic features of short stature, short and stubby hands and feet, language disorders and mental retardation. He developed bilateral angle closure glaucoma, ectopia lentis and suffered visual loss from the ocular features of Weill-Marchesani syndrome. The child was successfully treated by combined CO2 laser-assisted sclerectomy surgery and trabeculectomy.
Authors	Yang Zhang, Ai-Ling Bian, An-Yi Liang, Fei Mo, Gang-Wei Cheng
Journal	Chinese medical sciences journal = Chung-kuo i hsueh k'o hsueh tsa chih (Chin Med Sci J) Vol. 37 Issue 2 Pg. 159-163 (06 30 2022) ISSN: 1001-9294 [Print] China
PMID	35796340 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References	Carbon Dioxide
Topics	Carbon Dioxide Child Child, Preschool Female Glaucoma (etiology, surgery) Humans Lasers Male Trabeculectomy Weill-Marchesani Syndrome

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