[Optic neuropathy in children and adolescents with postuveal glaucoma]

Postuveal glaucoma is a severe complication of uveitis and frequently an indirect cause of severe visual acuity disturbance. Early diagnosis and determination of the efficiency of drug therapy and indications for surgical treatment require that the presence and progression of optic neuropathy should be evaluated. Examining the topography of color and contrast sensitivity and the central visual field in patients with postuveal glaucoma and peripheral uveitis has ascertained that progression of a glaucomatous process causes a reduction in the function of dark canals and green cones with the subsequent involvement of the retinal light canals in a pathological process. The decreased contrast sensitivity of the light canals and imperception of red color stimuli are observed during inflammatory processes.