Myopic Shift over 5 Years after Pediatric Lensectomy with Primary Intraocular Lens Implantation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To report the change in refractive error over 5 years after primary intraocular lens (IOL) placement by age at surgery and to identify factors associated with the change in refractive error after 5 years.

Design

Prospective observational study at 61 pediatric eye care practices.

Participants

One hundred eighty-six eyes of 152 children undergoing primary IOL implantation before 13 years of age for nontraumatic cataract.

Interventions

Cataract surgery with primary IOL placement.

Main outcome measures

Five-year change in refractive error (spherical equivalent) by age at surgery and by immediate postoperative myopia versus emmetropia or hyperopia.

Results

Mean spherical equivalent myopic shift was -5.99 diopters (D; 95% confidence interval [CI

SUBMITTER: Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12261495 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature