Observational studyOphthalmology2016
Cataract Surgery in Children from Birth to Less than 13 Years of Age: Baseline Characteristics of the Cohort.
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- Correction of aphakia using biometry-based contact lens calculation in pediatric cataract extraction: introducing the aphakic contact lens formula.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Article
- Anisometropia at Age 7 After Bilateral Secondary Intraocular Lens Implantation at 2 to Younger than 6 Years for Pediatric Aphakia: The CCPMOH Report.Ophthalmology science · 2026Article
- Ophthalmic outcomes five years after lensectomy among children with Down syndrome.Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus · 2025Article
- Myopic Shift over 5 Years after Pediatric Lensectomy with Primary Intraocular Lens Implantation.Ophthalmology · 2025Observational
- Factors associated with the time of glaucoma-related adverse events onset after pediatric cataract surgery and the preferred anti-glaucomatous surgical selection.International ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Complications, Visual Acuity, and Refractive Error 3 Years after Secondary Intraocular Lens Implantation for Pediatric Aphakia.Ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Outcomes and Complications 5 Years After Surgery for Pediatric Cataract Associated With Persistent Fetal Vasculature.American journal of ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Elevated tissue transglutaminase levels in aqueous humor of congenital cataractous eyes with long axial length.Heliyon · 2023Article
- [Glaucoma in infancy and childhood].Die Ophthalmologie · 2023Article
- Treatment of congenital and early childhood cataract.Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2021Review
- Visual Outcomes and Complications After Lensectomy for Traumatic Cataract in Children.JAMA ophthalmology · 2021Observational
- Cataract management in children: a review of the literature and current practice across five large UK centres.Eye (London, England) · 2020Review
- [Treatment of congenital and early childhood cataract].Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2020Review
- A negative correlation of axial length with aqueous humor concentration of cytokines in patients with congenital cataracts.Molecular vision · 2020Article
- Incidence and Management of Glaucoma or Glaucoma Suspect in the First Year After Pediatric Lensectomy.JAMA ophthalmology · 2020Article
- Visual Acuity and Ophthalmic Outcomes in the Year After Cataract Surgery Among Children Younger Than 13 Years.JAMA ophthalmology · 2019Article
- Global Practice Patterns in the Management of Infantile Cataracts.Eye & contact lens · 2018Article
- Analysis of Factors Associated with the Ocular Features of Congenital Cataract Children in the Shanghai Pediatric Cataract Study.Journal of ophthalmology · 2017Article
- Clinical and therapeutic particularities of congenital cataracts in pediatric patients with Down syndrome.Romanian journal of ophthalmologyArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe baseline characteristics, initial postoperative refractive errors, operative complications, and magnitude of the intraocular lens (IOL) prediction error for refractive outcome in children undergoing lensectomy largely in North America.
designProspective registry study of children from birth to <13 years of age who underwent lensectomy for any reason within 45 days preceding enrollment.
participantsTotal of 1266 eyes of 994 children; 49% female and 59% white.
methodsMeasurement of refractive error, axial length, and complete ophthalmic examination.
main outcome measuresEye and systemic associated conditions, IOL style, refractive error, pseudophakic refraction prediction error, operative and perioperative complications.
resultsMean age at first eligible lens surgery was 4.2 years; 337 (34%) were <1 year of age. Unilateral surgery was performed in 584 children (59%). Additional ocular abnormalities were noted in 301 eyes (24%). An IOL was placed in 35 of 460 eyes (8%) when surgery was performed before 1 year of age, in 70 of 90 eyes (78%) from 1 to <2 years of age, and in 645 of 716 eyes (90%) from 2 to <13 years of age. The odds of IOL implantation were greater in children ≥2 years of age than in those <2 years of age (odds ratio = 29.1; P < 0.001; 95% confidence interval: 19.6-43.3). Intraoperative complications were reported for 69 eyes (5%), with the most common being unplanned posterior capsule rupture in 14 eyes, 10 of which had an IOL placed. Prediction error of the implanted IOL was <1.00 diopter in 54% of eyes, but >2.00 diopters in 15% of eyes.
conclusionsLensectomy surgery was performed throughout childhood, with about two-thirds of cases performed after 1 year of age. Initial surgery seemed safe, with a low complication rate. IOL placement was nearly universal in children 2 years of age and older. The immediate postoperative refraction was within 1 diopter of the target for about one-half of eyes.
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