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Abstract #8832 Published in IGR 5-1
A ten-year review of surgery for congenital cataract
Tsuda Y; Tanaka Y; Yamashita M; Deguchi H; Amemiya TJapanese Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology 2003; 57: 183-187
PURPOSE: To review the outcome of surgery for congenital cataract in the authors' department. CASES: The series comprised 28 cases who were operated on over ten years through 1998 and who could be followed up for three years or more. There were 12 males and 16 females. Cataract was bilateral in 20 cases and unilateral in eight, totalling 48 eyes. At the time of surgery, the patients were aged from one month to 11 years, average 5.6 years. RESULTS: Of 20 bilateral cases, four obtained a final visual acuity of 1.0 in both eyes. Final visual acuity of 0.3 or more in both eyes was obtained in 11 cases. In five cases, final visual acuity was 0.1 or less in both eyes. These cases had complications including microcornea, nystagmus or glaucoma. Of eight unilateral cases, a final visual acuity of 1.0 was obtained in one eye only. This case had visual acuity of 0.2 in the fellow eye. The final visual acuity was poor in the other seven cases who had good vision in the fellow eyes. CONCLUSIONS: Good visual acuity was obtained in cases of bilateral cataract without prior complications. Final visual acuity was generally poor in unilateral cases.LA: Japanese
Dr. Y. Tsuda, Department of Ophthalmology, Grad. School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki-shi, 852-8501, Japan
Classification:
9.4.4.2 Glaucomas associated with cataracts (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders > 9.4.4 Glaucomas associated with disorders of the lens)
