title: Radiofrequency diathermy capsulorhexis of the anterior and posterior capsules in pediatric cataract surgery: preliminary results.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the effectiveness of radiofrequency diathermy capsulorhexis in preventing opacification of the posterior capsule in pediatric cataract extraction.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
  
  
  METHODS
  Radiofrequency diathermy capsulorhexis to the anterior capsule followed by injection of sodium hyaluronate behind the posterior capsule and primary posterior capsule diathermy capsulorhexis were performed in 14 eyes of 7 children requiring cataract surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Six patients had bilateral congenital and 1 patient bilateral developmental cataracts. Ten eyes (5 patients) received heparin-surface-modified intraocular lenses, and 4 eyes (2 patients) were left aphakic. There were no intraoperative complications, and only mild anterior segment inflammation was noted postoperatively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  With follow-up from 7 to 16 months (mean 12.1 months), our results showed no epithelial regrowth or opacification of the posterior capsule following diathermy capsulorhexis.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Comer
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Abdulla
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Keefe
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D011846:Radio Waves; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D006820:Hyaluronic Acid