Bilateral cataract surgery preserves exceptional visual acuity in toddlers with juvenile cataract
IMAGE: SCHOOL CHILDREN TRYING ON NEW EYEGLASSES THEY RECEIVED THROUGH THE VISION FOR BALTIMORE PROGRAM. view more
CREDIT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Bilateral cataract surgery conducted between the ages of 2 and 7 years was linked with considerably fewer adverse events and exceptional visual acuity when compared to babies and toddlers, says an article published in the Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.
Pediatric cataract is the most common cause of juvenile blindness. Untreated childhood cataracts impose a significant social, economic, and emotional impact on the child, family, and community.
Carolina Adams and colleagues conducted this study to compare the results of bilateral cataract surgery in children 2-7 years old at our hospital to the bilateral newborn and toddler results of the Toddler Aphakia Pseudophakia Study (TAPS) registry.
For this study, the medical records of children aged 2 to 7 years who received bilateral cataract surgery with a minimum of 2 years of postoperative follow-up were examined retrospectively. Patients with a history of trauma or with subluxated lenses were not eligible. The primary outcome indicators were best-corrected visual acuity, surgical strabismus, adverse events, and reoperations.
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