Could My Baby Have Eye Pressure?

CAN MY BABY HAVE EYE TENSION?
Congenital eye tension is a rare disease that can be seen in babies. Due to increased eye pressure, the very fresh intraocular tissues are stretched and cracks occur in the corneal tissue, which acts like glass in the front structure of the eye. With the addition of edema, the corneal tissue loses its transparency. This situation both reduces vision and creates excessive watering and abnormal sensitivity to light.

A baby whose cornea is edematous and whose intraocular pressure increases squeezes his eyelids excessively and has great difficulty opening his eyes. In babies whose condition is not recognized and whose diagnosis is delayed, cracks in the transparent corneal tissue become fixed and create a blurry image. Since the eye with eye tension will see blurry, its ability to follow decreases and it cannot fixate on a point and focus. If we think of the eye as a balloon, the structure of the eye gradually grows as the intraocular pressure increases over time. The eye becomes much larger than it should be. This condition is especially understood more quickly if there is congenital glaucoma in one eye, as asymmetry will develop.

In the presence of bilateral glaucoma, it is necessary to be much more careful since both eyes will grow abnormally. This excessive growth in the eye may regress after the intraocular pressure returns to normal, but eyes that have remained in this state for a very long time may still remain somewhat large. Increased eye diameter may cause changes in the number in the future.

In advanced cases where glaucoma is not noticed, the eye diameter gradually increases and the eye structure begins to deteriorate. The pressure on the optic nerve can cause degeneration and cause permanent deterioration in the optic nerve. Congenital glaucoma is often accompanied by congenital anomalies of other structures in the eye. This condition is understood during the examination by the ophthalmologist when you take your baby for a routine check-up.