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Published on: March 10, 2013
Stereopsis after primary in-the-bag posterior chamber implantation in children
A A Zubcov1, E Stahl, B Rossillion
1Department of Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital Frankfort, Germany. Zubcov@em.uni-frankfurt.de
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate visual acuity and binocular function after primary posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in children.
Patients And Methods:
A retrospective chart review of 39 eyes of 31 children was performed. Fifteen eyes with traumatic, 17 with developmental, and 7 with congenital cataracts without any other ophthalmologic problems were examined before and after cataract surgery (irrigation/aspiration procedure with implantation of a posterior chamber IOL). Twelve eyes also received a posterior capsulorrhexis and anterior vitrectomy. The mean age at surgery was 6.9 +/- 3 years (range, 3-12 years).
Results:
Twenty (51%) of 39 eyes achieved a best-corrected postoperative visual acuity of 20/40 or better (range, 20/200-20/20). The mean postoperative visual acuity was 20/40 in the traumatic and developmental cataract groups and 20/100 in the congenital cataract group. There was a positive correlation between cataract morphology and visual acuity (P<.05). Bilateral cataracts had a better postoperative visual acuity than unilateral cataracts (P <.005). Nineteen (70%) of 27 eyes in which no primary posterior capsulorrhexis had been performed had posterior capsule opacification. Stereopsis was found in 10 of the 31 patients: 43% of the traumatic cataract group, 30% of the developmental cataract group, and 14% of the congenital cataract group.
Conclusions:
After capsular bag-fixated IOL, visual acuity and binocular function in children older than 3 years were favorable and the complication rate, excluding posterior capsule opacification, was low.
