ReviewBirth defects research2017
Screening, genetics, risk factors, and treatment of neonatal cataracts.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- Periaxin gene variants are linked to age-related cataracts in Cx46 deficient lenses.Communications biology · 2025Article
- Identification of co-segregatingFrontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Congenital Anomalies in Infants in Fukushima from 2011 to 2014: The Japan Environment and Children's Study.JMA journal · 2023Article
- Congenital Cataract and Its Genetics: The Era of Next-Generation SequencingTurkish journal of ophthalmology · 2021Review
- Molecular Etiology of Isolated Congenital Cataract Using Next-Generation Sequencing: Single Center Exome Sequencing Data from Turkey.Molecular syndromology · 2020Article
- Recent developments in the management of congenital cataract.Annals of translational medicine · 2020Review
- GJA8 missense mutation disrupts hemichannels and induces cell apoptosis in human lens epithelial cells.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Bi-allelic Loss-of-Function Variants in DNMBP Cause Infantile Cataracts.American journal of human genetics · 2018Article
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Abstract
Neonatal cataracts remain the most common cause of visual loss in children worldwide and have diverse, often unknown, etiologies. This review summarizes current knowledge about the detection, treatment, genetics, risk factors, and molecular mechanisms of congenital cataracts. We emphasize significant progress and topics requiring further study in both clinical cataract therapy and basic lens research. Advances in genetic screening and surgical technologies have improved the diagnosis, management, and visual outcomes of affected children. For example, mutations in lens crystallins and membrane/cytoskeletal components that commonly underlie genetically inherited cataracts are now known. However, many questions still remain regarding the causes, progression, and pathology of neonatal cataracts. Further investigations are also required to improve diagnostic criteria for determining the timing of appropriate interventions, such as the implantation of intraocular lenses and postoperative management strategies, to ensure safety and predictable visual outcomes for children. Birth Defects Research 109:734-743, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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