Application of double capsulorhexis combined with anterior vitrectomy in children with congenital cataract

VernacularTitle:双撕囊联合前部玻璃体切除术在儿童先天性白内障治疗中的应用
Author: Weiru HUANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Cataract,congenital; Anterior,vitrectomy; IOL
From: Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2011;18(12):1610-1611
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To study the effect of double capsulorhexis combined with anterior vitrectomy in children with congenital cataract.Methods 42 (71 eyes) (age from 3 months to 14 years) underwent posterior continuous circular capsulorhexis (PCCC) and anterior vitrectomy after cataract extraction, and intraocularlens (IOL) were implanted in some eyes.The median follow-up time was 24 months.Results Among the 61 eyes of 37 patients who could do the visual examination,39 eye shada corrected visual acutiy of 0.5 or better, 16 eyes had a corrected visual acutiy of 0.3 or better;6 eyes had a corrected visual acuity of 0.3 or below.The postoperative complications included uveitis in 9 eyes,cornealede main 8 eyes,posterior capsular opacity(PCO) in 5 eyes.Some severe complications such as off centre IOL,cystoid macularedema and retinal detachment did not occur.Conclusion The double capsulorhexis combined with anterior vitrectomy and IOL implanted into eye should be a safe and effective method to prohibit after cataract in children with congenital cataract.