Clinical Outcomes of Surgical Techniques in Congenital Cataracts
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
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: 87-91, 2008.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-67688
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To investigate the general clinical features of congenital cataracts and to determine their relationship to visual prognosis and surgical complications according to age at operation and surgical procedure adopted.METHOD:
We retrospectively evaluated 92 eyes in 61 patients with congenital cataracts who underwent cataract surgery between January 1996 and December 2006. The demographic data, surgical technique, post-operative complications, and final visual prognosis were evaluated.RESULTS:
The average age at surgery was 3.17 years (range 1 month to 11 years), and the mean follow-up was 40.02 months (range 6 to 46 months). Of the 56 eyes that could be checked for visual acuity after cataract extraction, 29 (51.7%) had a BCVA of > or =0.5 at last visit. Unilateral congenital cataracts (p=0.025) and congenital cataracts with strabismus (p=0.019) showed significantly poorer visual outcomes. Patients with nystagmus also experienced a poor visual outcome; 6 patients (67%) had a BCVA of <0.1. Posterior cataracts had the worst visual prognosis (p=0.004). No statistically significant differences in posterior capsular opacity (p=0.901) or synechia formation (p=0.449) were observed between surgical techniques, but children younger than one year showed a higher tendency for PCO and synechia formation.CONCLUSIONS:
Anterior vitrectomy did not reduce postoperative complications. Higher rates of complications (PCO, posterior synechia) developed in children younger than one year of age.
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Assunto principal:
Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Prognóstico
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Transtornos da Visão
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Vitrectomia
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Catarata
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Extração de Catarata
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Acuidade Visual
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Nistagmo Patológico
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Estrabismo
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Estudos Retrospectivos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Criança
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Criança, pré-escolar
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Lactente
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
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