Purpose: To evaluate the effect of age at primary intraocular lens (IOL) implantation on rate of refractive growth (RRG3) during childhood. Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed for children undergoing primary IOL implantation during cataract surgery. RRG3 was calculated for one eye from each patient using the first postoperative refraction, last refraction that remained stable (< 1.00 diopters [D] change/2 years), and the corresponding ages. RRG3 values for pseudophakic patients operated on from ages 0 to 5 months were compared with values for patients operated on at ages 6 to 23 months and 24 to 72 months. Patients with refractive errors that stabilized were grouped by age at surgery to compare age at refractive plateau. Results: Of 296 eyes identified from 219 patients, 46 eyes met the inclusion criteria. There was a statistically significant difference in RRG3 among age groups. The mean RRG3 value was −19.82 ± 5.23 D for the 0 to 5 months group, −22.32 ± 7.45 D for the 6 to 23 months group (0 to 5 months vs 6 to 23 months, P = .43), and −9.64 ± 11.95 D for the 24 to 72 months group (0 to 5 months vs 24 to 72 months, P = .01). Conclusions: Age at primary IOL implantation affects the RRG3, especially for children 0 to 23 months old at surgery. Surgeons performing primary IOL implantation in infants may want to use age-adjusted assumptions, because faster refractive growth rates can be expected in young children. [ J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus . 2020;57(4):264–270.]
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