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ReviewDie Ophthalmologie2025

[Pediatric cataract-part 2 : Surgical treatment].

Thomas Kohnen, Yaroslava Wenner, Maria Fronius, Petra Dávidová, Claudia Kuhli-Hattenbach

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Review in Die Ophthalmologie, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. 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 · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Thomas KohnenKlinik für Augenheilkunde, Klinikum der Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland. kohnen@em.uni-frankfurt.de.
Yaroslava WennerKlinik für Augenheilkunde, Klinikum der Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland.
Maria FroniusKlinik für Augenheilkunde, Klinikum der Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland.
Petra DávidováKlinik für Augenheilkunde, Klinikum der Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland.
Claudia Kuhli-HattenbachKlinik für Augenheilkunde, Klinikum der Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pediatric cataract surgery is very different from adult cataract surgery. A profound understanding of surgical technique, age at time of surgery, combined ocular and systemic diseases to be associated with long-term functional or morphological outcomes is important for planning and performing treatment of cataracts in children. Increased intra- and postoperative risk and individual amblyogenic risk mainly affect surgical versus nonsurgical treatment decisions. The most common long-term complication in children following congenital cataract surgery is aphakic glaucoma. It is well established that the single greatest risk factor for aphakic glaucoma is surgery during early infancy. Other risk factors include microphthalmos, fetal nuclear cataract, and persistent fetal vasculature. The following article provides an overview on important aspects of pediatric cataract treatment.

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CataractCataract ExtractionAphakia, PostcataractChildChild, PreschoolGlaucomaHumansInfantInfant, NewbornPostoperative ComplicationsRisk FactorsAphakic glaucomaCongenital cataractPrimary intraocular lens implantationSecondary cataractSurgical technique

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