Clinical Features of Congenital and Developmental Cataract in East China: A Five-year Retrospective Review.

ABSTRACT: Congenital/developmental cataract is a significant cause of blindness in children worldwide. Full knowledge of clinical features is essential for early diagnosis and proper treatment to prevent irreversible visual impairment. We conducted a retrospective chart review on 520 congenital/developmental cataract cases based on a five-year clinical data from Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China. Clinical features including age at the surgery, chief complaints, interval between initial identification of cataract-related manifestations and surgery, etc. were summarized. 56.3% of children were bilateral. The age at surgery ranged from 0.25 to 17.4 years, only 9.2% receiving surgery below 1 year. Interval between initial identification of manifestations and surgery ranged from 2

SUBMITTER: Zhu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5484708 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature