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Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (IJCEO) is open access, a peer-reviewed medical journal, published quarterly, online, and in print, by the Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation (IESRF) since 2015. To fulfil our aim of rapid dissemination of knowledge, we publish articles ‘Ahead of Print’ on acceptance. In addition, the journal allows free access (Open Access) to its content, which is likely to attract more readers and citations of articles published in IJCEO. Manuscripts must be prepared in more...Original Article
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Volume : 6, Issue : 3, Year : 2020
Article Page : 395-399
https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijceo.2020.085
Abstract
Purpose: To determine the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of pediatric cataracts and to identify
preventable factors and improve the visual prognosis in these patients.
Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted after reviewing the details of 87 patients
of pediatric cataract aged between 3 months and 15 years who underwent cataract surgery in our institute
from January 2014 to December 2018. A team of ophthalmologists and pediatricians attached to the center
examined all the patients preoperatively. The type of cataract was determined using slit lamp biomicroscopy
or operating microscope.
Results: Congenital cataracts were 71.26% and acquired cataracts were 27.9%. Congenital cataract
includes idiopathic (77.41%), hereditary (12.90%), associated with syndromes (8.06%) and rubella
(1.61%). In congenital cataract group, 41 patients had bilateral cataract and 21 had unilateral cataract.
In acquired cataract group, 23 had unilateral and 2 had bilateral cataract. Traumatic cataract was most
common in boys in the age group of 11-15 years and most common cause of trauma was wooden stick
injury (45%). All patients underwent surgery and were left either aphakic (planned for secondary IOL
implantation) or pseudophakic and had post operative visual rehabilitation.
Conclusion: Early diagnosis and treatment of pediatric cataracts in a high percentage of cases is the key for
good visual outcome. Given the high proportion of idiopathic pediatric cataracts, prevention of the disease
remains a challenge worldwide.
Keywords: Acquired, Congenital, Idiopathic, Pediatric cataract, Trauma.
How to cite : Jayashree M P, Choudhary A , Hamsa D S, Divya R, Raksha H V, Epidemiology of pediatric cataracts – A 5 year retrospective study. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2020;6(3):395-399
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