{"id":13898,"date":"2023-05-11T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T07:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/?p=13898"},"modified":"2026-01-22T11:57:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T10:57:58","slug":"buftalmos-definicion-y-tratamientos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/buftalmos-definicion-y-tratamientos\/","title":{"rendered":"Buftalmos: definici\u00f3n y tratamientos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;13898&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;15&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;5\\\/5 - (15 votos)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;15&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Buftalmos: definici\u00f3n y tratamientos&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;93&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 93px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\">\n            5\/5 - (15 votos)    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Se conoce como <\/span><b>buftalmos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> al agrandamiento del globo ocular en los ni\u00f1os debido a un <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/glaucoma\">glaucoma<\/a> cong\u00e9nito<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Este fen\u00f3meno no se produce en el glaucoma que afecta a los adultos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A continuaci\u00f3n, te explicamos en qu\u00e9 consiste exactamente el buftalmos, cu\u00e1les son sus causas y qu\u00e9 consecuencias puede tener sobre la visi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">\u00cdndice<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/buftalmos-definicion-y-tratamientos\/#%C2%BFQue_es_el_buftalmos\" >\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el buftalmos?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/buftalmos-definicion-y-tratamientos\/#%C2%BFCuales_son_sus_causas\" >\u00bfCu\u00e1les son sus causas?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/buftalmos-definicion-y-tratamientos\/#%C2%BFA_quien_afecta_el_buftalmos\" >\u00bfA qui\u00e9n afecta el buftalmos?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/buftalmos-definicion-y-tratamientos\/#%C2%BFQue_es_el_glaucoma_congenito_y_cuales_son_sus_sintomas\" >\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el glaucoma cong\u00e9nito y cu\u00e1les son sus s\u00edntomas?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/buftalmos-definicion-y-tratamientos\/#%C2%BFComo_se_diagnostica\" >\u00bfC\u00f3mo se diagnostica?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/buftalmos-definicion-y-tratamientos\/#%C2%BFQue_tratamientos_existen\" >\u00bfQu\u00e9 tratamientos existen?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/buftalmos-definicion-y-tratamientos\/#%C2%BFSe_puede_prevenir\" >\u00bfSe puede prevenir?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/buftalmos-definicion-y-tratamientos\/#Fuentes\" >Fuentes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFQue_es_el_buftalmos\"><\/span>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el buftalmos?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>El buftalmos es un t\u00e9rmino m\u00e9dico que utilizamos para referirnos a una de las principales consecuencias del glaucoma cong\u00e9nito. Consiste en el crecimiento o agrandamiento anormal del globo ocular que provoca que, est\u00e9ticamente, el ni\u00f1o tenga ojos saltones.<\/p>\n<p>M\u00e1s all\u00e1 de lo est\u00e9tico, el glaucoma cong\u00e9nito puede provocar una p\u00e9rdida de visi\u00f3n importante debida al deterioro del nervio \u00f3ptico.<\/p>\n<p>Puede ocurrir en un ojo (unilateral) o en los dos ojos (bilateral).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.info.clinicabaviera.com\/principales-problemas\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"35819\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/manchas-iris-posibles-patologias\/problemas_horizontal\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Problemas_horizontal.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"751,367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Problemas_horizontal\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Problemas_horizontal-300x147.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Problemas_horizontal.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35819 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Problemas_horizontal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"751\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Problemas_horizontal.jpg 751w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Problemas_horizontal-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Problemas_horizontal-200x98.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFCuales_son_sus_causas\"><\/span>\u00bfCu\u00e1les son sus causas?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>El principal motivo de aparici\u00f3n del buftalmos es que la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/cual-es-la-tension-ocular-normal-o-recomendable\/\">presi\u00f3n intraocular alta<\/a> produce distensi\u00f3n en las paredes de los ojos de los ni\u00f1os, por ser m\u00e1s flexibles que en los adultos al encontrarse en pleno proceso de formaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>En los ni\u00f1os peque\u00f1os el aumento de la presi\u00f3n intraocular no se transmite \u00fanicamente al <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/nervio-optico-danado\">nervio \u00f3ptico<\/a> (como ocurre en los adultos), sino a la totalidad del ojo, que tiende a hincharse notablemente, provocando ese aspecto de &#8220;ojo de buey&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24616\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/glaucoma-agudo-causas-sintomas-y-tratamientos\/9-glaucoma\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/9-glaucoma-scaled-e1677676081132.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,979\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9 glaucoma\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/9-glaucoma-scaled-e1677676081132-300x115.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/9-glaucoma-scaled-e1677676081132-840x321.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24616 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/9-glaucoma-scaled-e1677676081132.jpg\" alt=\"Ojo normal y ojo con glaucoma\" width=\"2560\" height=\"979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/9-glaucoma-scaled-e1677676081132.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/9-glaucoma-scaled-e1677676081132-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/9-glaucoma-scaled-e1677676081132-840x321.jpg 840w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/9-glaucoma-scaled-e1677676081132-200x76.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/9-glaucoma-scaled-e1677676081132-768x294.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/9-glaucoma-scaled-e1677676081132-1536x587.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/9-glaucoma-scaled-e1677676081132-2048x783.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>El glaucoma cong\u00e9nito puede estar causado por un factor gen\u00e9tico, sobre todo si ambos padres tienen el gen recesivo. Sin embargo, esta enfermedad es muy poco frecuente, ya que la padecen aproximadamente 1 de cada 30.000 reci\u00e9n nacidos.<\/p>\n<p>Adem\u00e1s del glaucoma cong\u00e9nito, otras causas del buftalmos pueden ser:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/salud-visual\/aniridia-que-ocurre-cuando-tenemos-iris\/\">Aniridia<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Neurofibromatosis tipo 1.<\/li>\n<li>S\u00edndrome de Sturge-Weber.<\/li>\n<li>Lesiones en los ojos del beb\u00e9 producidas durante el parto.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFA_quien_afecta_el_buftalmos\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00bfA qui\u00e9n afecta el buftalmos?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00danicamente los ni\u00f1os con glaucoma cong\u00e9nito pueden sufrir buftalmos, com\u00fanmente conocido como \u201cojos de buey\u201d, mientras que esta condici\u00f3n no se da en los adultos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>El glaucoma cong\u00e9nito se puede desarrollar:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>En los primeros meses de vida o, a lo sumo, antes de los 3 a\u00f1os de edad, aunque en ocasiones est\u00e1 presente desde el mismo momento del nacimiento.<\/li>\n<li>Existe una versi\u00f3n del glaucoma cong\u00e9nito, conocido como tard\u00edo o juvenil, que se manifiesta a partir de los 3 a\u00f1os y que puede producirse, incluso, en la adolescencia, aunque es muy poco frecuente.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFQue_es_el_glaucoma_congenito_y_cuales_son_sus_sintomas\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el glaucoma cong\u00e9nito y cu\u00e1les son sus s\u00edntomas?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El glaucoma cong\u00e9nito es uno de los tipos de glaucoma producido por un fallo en el sistema de drenaje del <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/humor-acuoso-que-es-funcion\/\">humor acuoso<\/a>, lo que provoca una elevada presi\u00f3n intraocular (PIO). Sus principales s\u00edntomas son:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buftalmos (agrandamiento del globo ocular).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edema corneal <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(inflamaci\u00f3n de la c\u00f3rnea).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excavaci\u00f3n del nervio \u00f3ptico.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/epifora-ocular-lagrimeo\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ep\u00edfora <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(lagrimeo excesivo).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/bye-bye-gafas\/que-es-la-fotofobia\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fotofobia <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(sensibilidad extrema a la luz)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blefaroespasmo-temblor-ojo\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blefaroespasmo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (contracci\u00f3n involuntaria y repetitiva del m\u00fasculo que rodea el ojo).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>La tr\u00edada cl\u00e1sica del glaucoma cong\u00e9nito incluye ep\u00edfora, blefaroespasmo y fotofobia.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFComo_se_diagnostica\"><\/span>\u00bfC\u00f3mo se diagnostica?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Afortunadamente, la aparici\u00f3n del glaucoma cong\u00e9nito es muy infrecuente, pero los pocos casos existentes deben diagnosticarse a tiempo para controlar la presi\u00f3n intraocular cuanto antes y as\u00ed preservar la calidad de visi\u00f3n del ni\u00f1o.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ante la presencia de buftalmos es imprescindible acudir a un oftalm\u00f3logo pedi\u00e1trico con experiencia en glaucoma cong\u00e9nito. El especialista llevar\u00e1 a cabo un examen al completo de toda la estructura ocular de los dos ojos para detectar los posibles da\u00f1os causados por el glaucoma.<\/p>\n<p>Para ello puede realizar pruebas como:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/prueba-oct-macular\">Tomograf\u00eda de coherencia \u00f3ptica (OCT).<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/bye-bye-gafasconoce-tus-ojospara-que-sirve-el-tonometro-de-aire\/\">Tonometr\u00eda<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Gonioscopia.<\/li>\n<li>Retinoscopia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>En algunos casos es necesario realizar esta exploraci\u00f3n bajo sedaci\u00f3n, por lo que se suele realizar en el quir\u00f3fano bajo anestesia inhalatoria.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13900\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/buftalmos-definicion-y-tratamientos\/optometrist-with-patient-giving-an-eye-examination-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/iStock-499278610.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1254,836\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images\/iStockphoto&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Girl undergoing eye is at examination in clinic with special equipment.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1448878930&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;roman023&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Optometrist with patient, giving an eye examination&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"buftalmos\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;buftalmos&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/iStock-499278610-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/iStock-499278610-840x560.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13900 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/iStock-499278610.jpg\" alt=\"Ni\u00f1a rubia con camiseta a lunares durante revisi\u00f3n\" width=\"1254\" height=\"836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/iStock-499278610.jpg 1254w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/iStock-499278610-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/iStock-499278610-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/iStock-499278610-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/iStock-499278610-840x560.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFQue_tratamientos_existen\"><\/span>\u00bfQu\u00e9 tratamientos existen?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Para tratar el buftalmos es preciso controlar el glaucoma cong\u00e9nito y lograr que el ni\u00f1o tenga una presi\u00f3n intraocular estable para evitar el deterioro del nervio \u00f3ptico y de la visi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>Este tratamiento suele ser quir\u00fargico y suele consistir en buscar una alternativa de drenaje para el humor acuoso.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Normalmente se realizan una o varias <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/goniotomia-fases-del-procedimiento-beneficios\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">goniotom\u00edas <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">para liberar el \u00e1ngulo de la c\u00e1mara anterior del ojo (\u00e1ngulo iridocorneal) que se encuentra invadido por tejido embrionario, lo que dificulta el drenaje del humor acuso. Para ello se utiliza un instrumento especial denominado goniotomo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En ciertas circunstancias, el cirujano puede realizar una <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicabaviera.com\/blog\/trabeculectomia-que-es-y-para-que-sirve\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">trabeculectom\u00eda<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, que es el procedimiento que normalmente se usa en los adultos. Por lo general, se recurre a esta opci\u00f3n cuando existe un edema corneal que no permite la visualizaci\u00f3n del \u00e1ngulo que permite realizar una goniotom\u00eda directamente.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para los casos m\u00e1s graves existe la alternativa de recurrir a la colocaci\u00f3n de unos dispositivos de drenaje (v\u00e1lvulas) del humor acuoso.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En cualquier caso, estos distintos tratamientos quir\u00fargicos siempre tienen el mismo objetivo: lograr unas presiones oculares normales en el ni\u00f1o para evitar que pueda da\u00f1arse el nervio \u00f3ptico.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Al tratarse de una enfermedad que afecta a los ni\u00f1os justo cuando se encuentran en pleno desarrollo de la visi\u00f3n, el tratamiento quir\u00fargico debe ser complementado con rehabilitaci\u00f3n visual, lo que requiere la intervenci\u00f3n de distintos especialistas m\u00e9dicos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Por otro lado, este tipo de pacientes deben llevar un control exhaustivo por parte de oftalm\u00f3logos muy especializados en glaucoma cong\u00e9nito durante toda su vida.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFSe_puede_prevenir\"><\/span>\u00bfSe puede prevenir?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>El buftalmos no se puede prevenir, aunque es importante evitar las consecuencias negativas sobre la visi\u00f3n que puede provocar. Para ello es imprescindible el diagn\u00f3stico precoz y el tratamiento de la enfermedad en estadios muy precoces.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fuentes\"><\/span>Fuentes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK430887\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">National Library of Medicine (NIH) &#8211; Buphthalmos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eyewiki.aao.org\/Primary_Congenital_Glaucoma\" rel=\"nofollow\">EyeWiki &#8211; Primary Congenital Glaucoma<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<pre class=\"ti-widget\"><template id=\"trustindex-google-widget-html\"><div class=\" ti-widget  ti-goog ti-review-text-mode-readmore ti-text-align-left\" data-no-translation=\"true\" data-plugin-version=\"13.2.8\" data-layout-id=\"5\" data-layout-category=\"slider\" data-set-id=\"light-minimal\" data-pid=\"\" data-language=\"es\" data-close-locale=\"Cerca\" data-review-target-width=\"275\" data-css-version=\"2\" 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