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ArticleComputational and mathematical methods in medicine2021

Congenital Cataract Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis of 62 Patients in a Developing Country.

Raed Shatnawi, Motasem Al-Latayfeh, Mohammad Abu-Ain

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Article in Computational and mathematical methods in medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors.

Raed ShatnawiDepartment of General and Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8573-7893
Motasem Al-LatayfehDepartment of General and Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2107-8213
Mohammad Abu-AinDepartment of General and Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8959-8971

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study was aimed at describing our experience in congenital cataract surgery in a developing Country.

methodsA retrospective study was conducted in Amman, Jordan. The patients who were diagnosed with congenital cataract and underwent the surgery were included in the study. It was decided to use an intraocular lens if the corneal diameter was more than 10 millimeters.

resultsThe findings revealed that around 13 of the patients did not have any visual axis opacification, indicating that they were aphakic. Visual axis opacification was seen in 8 out of the total sample of participants. Eleven patients with obvious opacification of the visual axis were found to be pseudophakic after at least two procedures and were thus cleared. It was necessary to do a second surgery to rectify the visual axis opacification induced by pseudophakia, which was putting the patient's ability to recuperate at danger. Three of them (or 12 percent) exhibited visual axis opacification, which is a rare occurrence. The intraocular lenses used in the remaining 24 patients were constructed of hydrophilic plastic.

conclusionPatients are less prone to have visual axis opacification while implanted by hydrophobic intraocular lenses is something they should consider.

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Cataract ExtractionCataractComputational BiologyDeveloping CountriesFemaleHumansInfantJordanLenses, IntraocularMalePseudophakiaReoperationRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeVisual Acuity

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PMCPMC8718274

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