title: [Pars plana lensectomy in pediatric cataract].
abstract: The pars plana approach to cataract extraction in the pediatric age has several advantages. We report of 9 eyes with congenital cataract and discuss the advantages of the pars plana technic. In all cases a single surgical approach was sufficient. There were no complications postoperatively which made either surgical or medical treatment necessary. Postoperatively aphakia was corrected with contact lenses. During pars plana-lensectomie the central part of the anterior and posterior capsule is removed and an anterior vitrectomie is performed. With this procedure secondary cataract formation could always be prevented.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Augenklinik Basel.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Kain
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Osusky
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000151:congenital*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013525:Surgical Instruments
vernacular_title: Pars-plana-Lensektomie bei kindlicher Katarakt.