Congenital Cataract: Progress in Surgical Treatment and Postoperative Recovery of Visual Function.
Eye Sci
; 30(1): 38-47, 2015 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
Congenital cataract is a common cause of childhood low vision or blindness worldwide. Early surgery should be performed in sensitive vision development period to avoid vision deprivation in cases of strabismus and nystagmus development. Postoperative recovery of visual function is of great significance for these patients and should include proper postoperative aphakia correction by the application of a contact lens and secondary implantation of an intraocular lens (IOL). Patients should receive amblyopic training after surgery to improve their postoperative visual acuity. Although recent advances in surgery techniques and materials have brought better postoperative visual acuity and less complications, a few postoperative complications can still hamper vision condition and vision development, including posterior capsule opacification and secondary glaucoma. Surgery in early infancy are risk factors for these two complications. Life-long follow-up is essential for these patients. Further study will continue to address the surgery timing issue and methods that prevent postoperative complications.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Afacia
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Catarata
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Extração de Catarata
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Acuidade Visual
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Implante de Lente Intraocular
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article