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Review Citation Count: 1Current surgical techniques for the management of pediatric glaucoma: A literature review(Frontiers Media SA, 2023) Aktaş, Zeynep; Gulpinar Ikiz,G.D.; Surgical SciencesPediatric glaucoma surgery is challenging due to its diverse and complex pathophysiology, altered anterior segment anatomy, greater potential for failure, and complications compared to adult patients. Moreover, numerous challenges are associated with long-term postoperative management. Thus, when dealing with childhood glaucoma, it is important to consider the potential complications in addition to the benefits of each intervention. The purpose of this article is to review recently published literature to shed light on the most recent surgical techniques for the safe and effective treatment of childhood glaucoma. Current literature shows that goniotomy and trabeculotomy are the first choices for the management of primary congenital glaucoma. Although older children with phakic eyes seem to benefit from trabeculectomy with adjunctive mitomycin C, it carries a long-term risk of bleb-related endophthalmitis. Glaucoma drainage devices may be preferred for patients with secondary or refractory glaucoma. However, hypotony or tube-related complications are common and encountered more often in children than in adults. Cyclodestructive procedures are also an option for cases in which filtering surgery has failed, but they can also be used as a temporizing measure to reduce the rate of complications in high-risk patients. However, their outcomes can be unpredictable, in terms of efficiency and complications. Finally, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) as the sole alternative treatment or as an adjunctive surgical procedure is a relatively new path for pediatric patients. Copyright © 2023 Aktas and Gulpinar Ikiz.Article Citation Count: 1Gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy for congenital glaucoma secondary to Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome: A case report(Elsevier Inc., 2022) Aktaş, Zeynep; Aktas,Z.; Surgical SciencesPurpose: To describe the case of a 9-year-old boy with congenital glaucoma secondary to Klippel – Trenaunay - Weber Syndrome (KTW) with a history of trabeculotomy in both eyes (BE) and further trabeculectomy in the left eye (LE) presented with high intraocular pressure (IOP) and progression in the LE despite maximum tolerated medical therapy. Observations: GATT surgery was performed firstly in the LE, followed by the right eye (RE) two months apart since the IOP in the RE started to increase later on. First post-operative day the IOP was under 15 mmHg. In the last visit, 6 months after the first surgery, IOPs were 10 and 11 mmHg RE and LE, on one fixed combination; slit lamp examinations were normal with wide open angles and a good view of the Schlemm's Canal (SC) posterior wall. Conclusions and Importance: GATT surgery can be done after failed incisional surgery in children with glaucoma secondary to KTW syndrome. © 2022 The AuthorsEditorial Citation Count: 0Is GATT the Answer?(Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, 2023) Aktaş, Zeynep; Aktas,Z.; Ichhpujani,P.; Surgical Sciences[No abstract available]