Results of Surgical Treatment of Congenital Cataract

Complications of Pediatric Lensectomy in 193 Eyes

“…Prematurity, hypoglycemia, cardiac anomalies, congenital herpes virus infection, seizures, hydrocephalus, Down's syndrome (trisomy 21), and developmental delay were seen in our study and in other studies. 3,5,8,[10][11][12]17,18 Some have also reported Lowe's syndrome, Hallermann-Streiff syndrome, Schwartz-Jampels syndrome, hearing loss, congenital syphilis, congenital cytomegalovirus infection, Cockayne syndrome, and galactosemia, among others, that were not seen in our patients. 3,5,8,11,12,17,18 Many systemic conditions such as epilepsy, cardiac problems, congenital rubella syndrome, and psychomotor retardation are also related to poor visual outcome after surgery for congenital cataracts.…”

“…We found associated ocular anomalies in 85 of 193 eyes (44.0%) compared with 27.2% to 55.8% in other studies. 3,5,7,8,[10][11][12][13]18,20 In our study, microphthalmos and persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous were among the more common ocular anomalies (Table 2). Microphthalmos, microcornea, and persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous have been identifi ed as independent risk factors in the development of aphakic glaucoma.…”

“…Other studies noted 5.9% to 75.0% requiring a secondary surgical procedure. 3,[5][6][7]10,12,13,17 The most common surgery for postoperative complications in our study was membranectomy in 27 of 193 (13.9%) eyes. Also, although only 10 of our 193 eyes (5.2%) reported retained lens material, compared with 11.8% to 41.6% of eyes in the literature, 5,6,11 7 of these 10 required aspiration of lens material (Table 5).…”

“…There were 193 eyes of 138 patients in our study compared with a range of 34 to 392 eyes in other studies. [3][4][5][6]8,10,[12][13][14]18,21,22 Twenty-nine of our 138 patients (21.0%) had a family history of cataracts. This is consistent with the 13.4% to 22.9% reported in the literature.…”

Complications of Pediatric Lensectomy in 193 Eyes

“…Prematurity, hypoglycemia, cardiac anomalies, congenital herpes virus infection, seizures, hydrocephalus, Down's syndrome (trisomy 21), and developmental delay were seen in our study and in other studies. 3,5,8,[10][11][12]17,18 Some have also reported Lowe's syndrome, Hallermann-Streiff syndrome, Schwartz-Jampels syndrome, hearing loss, congenital syphilis, congenital cytomegalovirus infection, Cockayne syndrome, and galactosemia, among others, that were not seen in our patients. 3,5,8,11,12,17,18 Many systemic conditions such as epilepsy, cardiac problems, congenital rubella syndrome, and psychomotor retardation are also related to poor visual outcome after surgery for congenital cataracts.…”

“…We found associated ocular anomalies in 85 of 193 eyes (44.0%) compared with 27.2% to 55.8% in other studies. 3,5,7,8,[10][11][12][13]18,20 In our study, microphthalmos and persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous were among the more common ocular anomalies (Table 2). Microphthalmos, microcornea, and persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous have been identifi ed as independent risk factors in the development of aphakic glaucoma.…”

“…Other studies noted 5.9% to 75.0% requiring a secondary surgical procedure. 3,[5][6][7]10,12,13,17 The most common surgery for postoperative complications in our study was membranectomy in 27 of 193 (13.9%) eyes. Also, although only 10 of our 193 eyes (5.2%) reported retained lens material, compared with 11.8% to 41.6% of eyes in the literature, 5,6,11 7 of these 10 required aspiration of lens material (Table 5).…”

“…There were 193 eyes of 138 patients in our study compared with a range of 34 to 392 eyes in other studies. [3][4][5][6]8,10,[12][13][14]18,21,22 Twenty-nine of our 138 patients (21.0%) had a family history of cataracts. This is consistent with the 13.4% to 22.9% reported in the literature.…”

Persisting Cross-Modal Changes in Sight-Recovery Individuals Modulate Visual Perception

“…Cataract-reversal individuals were compared to a group of normally sighted individuals, who had a history of typical visual development and normal or corrected-to-normal vision. Furthermore, to distinguish between the effects of early visual deprivation and those associated with the residual visual impairments typically observed in cataract-reversal individuals [9,10], we additionally tested a group of visually impaired individuals who had had pattern vision during childhood but who later developed visual impairments.…”

Complications of Pediatric Lensectomy in 193 Eyes

“…Prematurity, hypoglycemia, cardiac anomalies, congenital herpes virus infection, seizures, hydrocephalus, Down's syndrome (trisomy 21), and developmental delay were seen in our study and in other studies. 3,5,8,[10][11][12]17,18 Some have also reported Lowe's syndrome, Hallermann-Streiff syndrome, Schwartz-Jampels syndrome, hearing loss, congenital syphilis, congenital cytomegalovirus infection, Cockayne syndrome, and galactosemia, among others, that were not seen in our patients. 3,5,8,11,12,17,18 Many systemic conditions such as epilepsy, cardiac problems, congenital rubella syndrome, and psychomotor retardation are also related to poor visual outcome after surgery for congenital cataracts.…”

“…We found associated ocular anomalies in 85 of 193 eyes (44.0%) compared with 27.2% to 55.8% in other studies. 3,5,7,8,[10][11][12][13]18,20 In our study, microphthalmos and persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous were among the more common ocular anomalies (Table 2). Microphthalmos, microcornea, and persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous have been identifi ed as independent risk factors in the development of aphakic glaucoma.…”

“…Other studies noted 5.9% to 75.0% requiring a secondary surgical procedure. 3,[5][6][7]10,12,13,17 The most common surgery for postoperative complications in our study was membranectomy in 27 of 193 (13.9%) eyes. Also, although only 10 of our 193 eyes (5.2%) reported retained lens material, compared with 11.8% to 41.6% of eyes in the literature, 5,6,11 7 of these 10 required aspiration of lens material (Table 5).…”

“…There were 193 eyes of 138 patients in our study compared with a range of 34 to 392 eyes in other studies. [3][4][5][6]8,10,[12][13][14]18,21,22 Twenty-nine of our 138 patients (21.0%) had a family history of cataracts. This is consistent with the 13.4% to 22.9% reported in the literature.…”

Persisting Cross-Modal Changes in Sight-Recovery Individuals Modulate Visual Perception

“…Cataract-reversal individuals were compared to a group of normally sighted individuals, who had a history of typical visual development and normal or corrected-to-normal vision. Furthermore, to distinguish between the effects of early visual deprivation and those associated with the residual visual impairments typically observed in cataract-reversal individuals [9,10], we additionally tested a group of visually impaired individuals who had had pattern vision during childhood but who later developed visual impairments.…”

Complications of Pediatric Lensectomy in 193 Eyes

“…Prematurity, hypoglycemia, cardiac anomalies, congenital herpes virus infection, seizures, hydrocephalus, Down's syndrome (trisomy 21), and developmental delay were seen in our study and in other studies. 3,5,8,[10][11][12]17,18 Some have also reported Lowe's syndrome, Hallermann-Streiff syndrome, Schwartz-Jampels syndrome, hearing loss, congenital syphilis, congenital cytomegalovirus infection, Cockayne syndrome, and galactosemia, among others, that were not seen in our patients. 3,5,8,11,12,17,18 Many systemic conditions such as epilepsy, cardiac problems, congenital rubella syndrome, and psychomotor retardation are also related to poor visual outcome after surgery for congenital cataracts.…”

“…We found associated ocular anomalies in 85 of 193 eyes (44.0%) compared with 27.2% to 55.8% in other studies. 3,5,7,8,[10][11][12][13]18,20 In our study, microphthalmos and persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous were among the more common ocular anomalies (Table 2). Microphthalmos, microcornea, and persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous have been identifi ed as independent risk factors in the development of aphakic glaucoma.…”

“…Other studies noted 5.9% to 75.0% requiring a secondary surgical procedure. 3,[5][6][7]10,12,13,17 The most common surgery for postoperative complications in our study was membranectomy in 27 of 193 (13.9%) eyes. Also, although only 10 of our 193 eyes (5.2%) reported retained lens material, compared with 11.8% to 41.6% of eyes in the literature, 5,6,11 7 of these 10 required aspiration of lens material (Table 5).…”

“…There were 193 eyes of 138 patients in our study compared with a range of 34 to 392 eyes in other studies. [3][4][5][6]8,10,[12][13][14]18,21,22 Twenty-nine of our 138 patients (21.0%) had a family history of cataracts. This is consistent with the 13.4% to 22.9% reported in the literature.…”

Persisting Cross-Modal Changes in Sight-Recovery Individuals Modulate Visual Perception

“…Cataract-reversal individuals were compared to a group of normally sighted individuals, who had a history of typical visual development and normal or corrected-to-normal vision. Furthermore, to distinguish between the effects of early visual deprivation and those associated with the residual visual impairments typically observed in cataract-reversal individuals [9,10], we additionally tested a group of visually impaired individuals who had had pattern vision during childhood but who later developed visual impairments.…”