[Development of lens opacity in children's eyes following extracapsular cataract extraction].
In a group of 14 children who underwent extracapsular cataract extraction for cataract of the posterior pole, a reopacification of the posterior capsule was observed in all 18 eyes treated. Only in four eyes, in which rupture of the posterior capsule had occurred intraoperatively, was a reoperation unnecessary. In ten eyes satisfactory removal of the opacifications was accomplished using McIntyre's aspiration cannula; in four cases lensectomy was performed because of severe fibrosis. During a follow-up period of two to eight months after the posterior capsule had been rendered clear, transparency was found to be good in eight out of ten eyes.
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Abteilung für Augenheilkunde, Allg. öffentl. Krankenhauses St. Pölten.
Niederreiter
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Gorka
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Leitner
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D002386:Cataract / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation
Zur Nachstarbildung in kindlichen Augen nach extrakapsulärer Kataraktoperation.