title: Simultaneous surgery for bilateral congenital cataracts.
abstract: In about one third of patients congenital cataracts are bilateral. If the cataracts are dense, and the patient an infant, bilateral simultaneous cataract removal reduces anesthetic risk, hospital stay, and cost and allows earlier optical correction. This study represents a retrospective survey of 32 eyes (16 cases) with simultaneous surgery for bilateral congenital cataracts. Bilateral simultaneous surgery can be performed to avoid a second general anesthesia in infants who have bilateral dense congenital cataracts.
authors.affiliation: Wills Eye Hospital, Pediatric Ophthalmology Service, Philadelphia, Pa 19107.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Calhoun
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Levin
mesh_terms: D000777:Anesthetics / Q000009:adverse effects; D002386:Cataract / Q000151:congenital*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000191:economics; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics