Management of cataracts and ectopia lentis in children: Practice patterns of pediatric ophthalmologists in India.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To analyze the current practice patterns of Indian pediatric ophthalmologists in the management of lens anomalies. This study was conducted in a tertiary eye care hospital and involved an online questionnaire survey for practicing pediatric ophthalmologists in India.

Methods

A questionnaire was devised by the authors, which included the various options available for the management of lens anomalies in children. The questionnaire was sent to each of them using an online portal. Commercial software (Stata ver. 13.1; StataCorp, College Station, TX, USA) was used for statistical analysis.

Results

In unilateral cataracts in children aged <6 months, 85.42% of surgeons did not prefer to insert an intraocular lens (IOL). In the age group of 6-12 months, almost half of

SUBMITTER: Kemmanu V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5621263 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature