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WATERING EYES: AN IMPORTANT SIGN OF CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA
Author(s) -
Davey J.,
Billson F. A.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1974.tb70969.x
Subject(s) - sign (mathematics) , ophthalmology , medicine , glaucoma , optometry , mathematics , mathematical analysis
Watering eyes (epiphora) as an apparently isolated sign of congenital glaucoma in a four‐month‐old baby is presented. It is suggested that diagnosis will be facilitated if the associated feature of enlarged cornea is looked for carefully and detailed examination under anaesthesia is performed in doubtful cases.