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Intraocular lens implantation in a child with monocular cataract and anterior persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous.

Abstract
A 3-year-old girl had phacoemulsification during which the presence of anterior persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV) was discovered. Visual rehabilitation comprised contact lens use for 1 year. However, visual acuity deteriorated gradually because of secondary cataract formation. In a second surgery 1 year after the first, the posterior capsule was incised, followed by an anterior vitrectomy and intraocular lens implantation. At the last follow-up 6 months after the second surgery, there was no evidence of ocular complications and best corrected visual acuity was 0.6.
AuthorsS Morita, Y Kora, K Takahasi, H Fukai, H Hayashi
JournalJournal of cataract and refractive surgery (J Cataract Refract Surg) Vol. 27 Issue 3 Pg. 477-80 (Mar 2001) ISSN: 0886-3350 [Print] United States
PMID11255065 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Cataract (complications)
  • Child, Preschool
  • Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic
  • Eye Diseases (complications, diagnosis)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia
  • Lens Implantation, Intraocular
  • Lenses, Intraocular
  • Phacoemulsification
  • Visual Acuity
  • Vitrectomy
  • Vitreous Body (pathology)

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