title: Contact-lens correction of aphakic infants and children: early behavioral and VEP results.
abstract: We studied 11 infants and young children fitted with contact lenses for correction of unilateral or bilateral aphakia. The visual-acuity estimates obtained from behavioral cues (alternate-cover test and central-fixation monitoring) were compared with results obtained from pattern-reversal visual-evoked potentials (VEP). We conclude that VEP may be more sensitive than behavioral observation for monitoring the visual progress in certain aphakic children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Yee
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Weissman
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Hepler
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D001035:Aphakia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001036:Aphakia, Postcataract / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003261:Contact Lenses; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007905:Lens Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014792:Visual Acuity