title: Cataracts in children.
abstract: As in so many ocular disorders, early detection and treatment is of great importance in the visual prognosis of children with cataracts. To this end, the author discusses the signs and symptoms of cataracts, the evaluation of the child with cataracts, the treatment, management, prognosis of cataracts, and the complications of cataract surgery.
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology