Cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation in children with uveitis.

Abstract

AIM:

To evaluate the long term results of cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation (IOL) in children with uveitis.

METHODS:

The study included 10 eyes in seven children (age 3.5-10 years, mean 6.5 years). The cataract surgery included capsulorhexis of the anterior and the posterior capsule, anterior vitrectomy in some eyes, and implantation of a heparin surface modified (HSM) poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) IOL into the capsular bag.

RESULTS:

Follow up periods ranged from 1 to 5 years. Best corrected visual acuity after surgery reached 20/50-20/20 in all but two eyes. Opacities or membranes requiring reoperation developed in seven eyes. Glaucoma developed in three eyes after the cataract operation.

CONCLUSION:

These results suggest that implantation of a HSM PMMA IOL is an alternative to correct aphakia also in children with uveitis.

• Authors: A Lundvall, C Zetterström
• Journal: The British journal of ophthalmology (Br J Ophthalmol) Vol. 84 Issue 7 Pg. 791-3 (Jul 2000) ISSN: 0007-1161 [Print] England
• PMID: 10873997 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anticoagulants
• Heparin
• Polymethyl Methacrylate

Topics

• Anticoagulants (therapeutic use)
• Arthritis, Juvenile (complications)
• Cataract (etiology)
• Cataract Extraction (methods)
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Female
• Heparin (therapeutic use)
• Humans
• Lens Implantation, Intraocular (methods)
• Lenses, Intraocular
• Male
• Polymethyl Methacrylate
• Prosthesis Design
• Reoperation
• Treatment Outcome
• Uveitis (etiology)
• Visual Acuity
• Vitrectomy (methods)