[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.
Abteilung für Augenheilkunde, Allg. öffentl. Krankenhauses St. Pölten.
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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.