Pediatric cataract is totally different from adult cataract. The objective of this review article is to describe the peculiarities of pediatric cataract and the controversies and practices in pediatric cataract surgery. The differences in the surgical technique are discussed in the article. There are lots of controversies regarding IOL implantation in children. The result of the review is that ...

Sutureless 23G vitreorrhexis could be used as a surgical tool for anterior capsulorrhexis (ACCC), irrigation, aspiration and posterior capsulorrhexis (PCCC) in pediatric cataract. Patients and methods: A prospective consecutive randomized clinical trial of 48 patients less than two years old underwent bilateral pediatric cataract surgeries. These patients were divided into two equal groups. Gro...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe changes over time in the indications and outcomes of cataract surgery and to discuss optimal timing for the surgery. Design: Database study. Participants: Patients who had undergone cataract extraction in the Netherlands, Sweden, or Malaysia from 2008 through 2012. Methods: We analyzed preoperative, surgical, and postoperative data from 2 databases...

Cataract surgery is the most common surgical procedure and femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) has gained increased popularity. FLACS requires the application of a suction device to stabilize the laser head and focus the laser beam accurately. This may cause a significant escalation in intra-ocular pressure (IOP), which poses potential risks for patients undergoing cataract surg...

OBJECTIVES To determine the reported incidence of acute endophthalmitis following cataract extraction over time and to explore possible contributing factors, such as type of cataract incision. METHODS A systematic review of English-language articles was conducted by performing a broad search of PubMed from 1963 through March 2003 using such terms as cataract extraction, endophthalmitis, and p...

Purpose Cataract blindness accounts for a substantial proportion of blindness worldwide. Understanding the correlations between national levels of socioeconomic development with the quantity and quality of cataract surgery may provide insight for the prioritization and resource allocation for blindness prevention programs. Methods The relationships between human development index (HDI), gross...

PURPOSE To study willingness to pay for cataract surgery and surgical service provided by a senior cataract surgeon in urban Southern China. METHODS This study was a cross-sectional willingness-to-pay (WTP) interview using bidding formats. Two-hundred eleven persons with presenting visual impairment in either eye due to cataract were enrolled at a tertiary eye hospital. Participants underwent...

C ataract is the leading cause of blindness in the world, and the leading cause of low vision in European derived populations. The burden of cataract is likely to increase as the world’s population ages. At present, no effective means of preventing cataract exists, with the possible exception of smoking cessation. For the foreseeable future, the sole method of preventing cataract blindness will...

Traumatic eyeball damages is a topical issue in present-day ophthalmology as they constitute one of the main causes vision loss people working age. Purpose: to assess feasibilty, effectiveness and safety one-time early-stage microinvasive optical reconstructive surgery patient with traumatic damage consequences: swelling cataract, lens ligamentous apparatus defect, iridodialysis, mydriasis. Mat...