OBJECTIVES To determine the curative effect and complications of 23G vitrectomy via corneal approach for the treatment of pediatric cataract. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed anterior circular capsulotomy, lentectomy and aspiration, posterior circular capsulotomy, and anterior vitrectomy via corneal approach in 40 eyes from 25 children with congenital cataract. In patients aged > 2 years, f...

PURPOSE Active surveillance has not been widely used in ophthalmologic research. The use of capture-recapture analysis to determine completeness of case ascertainment by active surveillance in a national study of congenital cataract is reported. METHODS In 1 year in the United Kingdom, all incident diagnoses of congenital and infantile cataract were notified through independent ophthalmic and...

PURPOSE To examine the demographic, sociocultural and socioeconomic factors that prevent families of cataract blind children from accepting free pediatric cataract surgery in Malawi. METHODS A total 58 parents of 62 children were recruited into the study. Of these, 53 parents partook in in-depth interviews and focus group discussions after the children were screened and the parents offered fr...

INTRODUCTION Small incisions in cataract surgery have shown to reduce tissue damage, postoperative inflammation and pain. OBJECTIVE To describe in detail the surgical management challenges and clinical results of bimanual micro-incision phacoemulsification cataract surgery in children with congenital cataract. MATERIALS AND METHODS In 22 eyes of 14 children aged from 11 months to 17 years w...

Visual electrophysiology is widely used in clinical ophthalmology. It is also of significant value in the objective assessment of visual function in adult and pediatric cataract patients and for the diagnosis of and research on retinal and visual pathway diseases. This article systematically reviews visual electrophysiology techniques, their applications in the diagnosis and treatment of adult ...

Cataracts are uncommon among children with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM); nonetheless, they could result in significant morbidity and a decrease in the life quality of these children. Duration of diabetes and metabolic control over the disease are important contributing factors in the development and advancement of cataract among diabetic pediatric patients. Ophthalmological examin...

The ichthyoses are a diverse group of disorders with variable clinical presentations. There syndromic and non-syndromic forms multiple associated features. association autosomal recessive congenital icthyosis (ARCI) cataract is rare phenomenon no such case has been reported in recent literature. We hereby report the 5-year-old female patient, product consanguineous marriage, who presented to pe...