Refractive changes after cataract removal in infancy: comparing eyes with and without persistent fetal vasculature.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the refractive changes after congenital cataract surgery in persistent fetal vasculature (PFV) vs. non-PFV eyes.

Methods

Retrospective study of 75 eyes with PFV or non-PFV congenital cataract, who underwent surgery before age 7 months (unilateral/first operated eye), during 2007-2018 at a tertiary referral center, with follow-up ≥ one-year.

Results

27 eyes (36%) had PFV, 48 were non-PFV cataracts. Mean age (± SD) at surgery in children with PFV was 2.24 ± 1.23 months and 2.44 ± 1.51 months in the non-PFV group. Mean post-operative follow-up was 64.94 ± 34.67 months. 60% of the eyes remained aphakic for the entire follow-up. In aphakic children, the mean post-operative spherical equivalent (SE) in the PFV eye was + 18.74D, + 15.73D, + 13.88D, + 12.5

SUBMITTER: Navarrete A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12414064 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature