title: Improvement in visual acuity in children with ectopia lentis.
abstract: The early development of vision in an eye with a dislocated lens is often poor, leading to disappointing postoperative results due to amblyopia. A retrospective review of the best corrected visual acuity of 49 eyes of 27 children with ectopia lentis, who were rendered aphakic either spontaneously or by lensectomy, showed a gradual improvement. Nineteen eyes achieved an early postoperative acuity of 6/12 or better. Of the remaining 30 eyes, 21 were followed up for 1 or more years. During this period, an improvement of two or more Snellen visual acuity lines was noted in all but one of the eyes.
authors.affiliation: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, England, UK.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Speedwell
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Russell-Eggitt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001035:Aphakia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003261:Contact Lenses; D004479:Ectopia Lentis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005139:Eyeglasses; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology*