Management of traumatic cataract in children

ABSTRACT

Fifteen eyes of 14 patients with an age ranged between 8 and 17 years, suffering from traumatic cataract underwent extra-capsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation,the preoperative visual acuity was ranged between light perception and 3/60. Postoperative visual acuity was 6/18 or better in 11 eyes out of 13 eyes after we excluded 2 eyes with corneal opacities. Uveitis [33.3%] was the main early postoperative complication and opacification of posterior capsule [40%] was the main late postoperative complication