Table 1 Summary of 16 consecutive patients with congenital cataract who underwent surgery in the first 18 months of life
Case No./Sex | Laterality | Age at surgery | Surgery | Age at final visit | Follow-up period | Best-corrected visual acuity at final visit Right eye/Left eye | Other features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/Male | Bilateral | 2 mo. | Bil. lensectomy | 8 yr. 11 mo. | 105 mo. | 0.7/0.5 | Familial, Brother of Case 15, Father: aphakic bilaterally |
2/Male | Bilateral | 9 mo. | Bil. lensectomy | 8 yr. 5 mo. | 92 mo. | 0.4 with both eyes open | Mental delay |
3/Female | Bilateral | 3 mo. | Bil. lensectomy | 7 yr. 11 mo. | 92 mo. | 0.7/0.9 | |
4/Male | Right | 15 mo. | Rt. IOL implantation | 8 yr. 8 mo. | 89 mo. | 1.0/1.0 | |
5/Male | Bilateral | 3 mo. | Bil. lensectomy | 6 yr. 3 mo. | 72 mo. | 0.3/0.4 | Esotropia |
6/Male | Bilateral | 4 mo. | Bil. lensectomy | 4 yr. 11 mo. | 55 mo. | Unmeasurable | Mental delay |
7/Male | Bilateral | 16 mo. | Bil. lensectomy | 6 yr. 7 mo. | 79 mo. | 1.2/1.0 | Familial, Sister and father: aphakic bilaterally |
8/Male | Bilateral | 4 mo. | Bil. lensectomy | 5 yr. 3 mo. | 59 mo. | 0.03/0.3 | Infantile glaucoma, bilateral trabeculectomy |
9/Male | Right | 5 mo. | Rt. IOL implantation | 4 yr. 11 mo. | 59 mo. | 0.02/1.0 | Minimal level of anterior PFV |
10/Female | Left | 1 mo. | Lt. IOL implantation | 2 yr. | 23 mo. | Unmeasurable | Minimal level of anterior PFV |
11/Female | Bilateral | 4 mo. | Bil. lensectomy | 3 yr. | 32 mo. | Unmeasurable | Cleft and lip palate |
12/Female | Right | 17 mo. | Rt. IOL implantation | 3 yr. 9 mo. | 28 mo. | 0.04/1.0 | |
13/Male | Bilateral | 4 mo. | Bil. lensectomy | 2 yr. 9 mo. | 29 mo. | Unmeasurable | Hydrocephalus, macular atrophy, optic disc atrophy |
14/Male | Left | 15 mo. | Lt. IOL implantation | 3 yr. 6 mo. | 27 mo. | 1.0/0.05 | |
15/Male | Bilateral | 1 mo. | Bil. lensectomy | 1 yr. 8 mo. | 19 mo. | Unmeasurable | Familial, Brother of Case 1, Father: aphakic bilaterally |
16/Male | Left | 7 mo. | Lt. IOL implantation | 1 yr. 7 mo. | 12 mo. | Unmeasurable | Minimal level of anterior PFV |