[Delayed vision development in 3 children with congenital cataract].
Within 10 years 108 children were born in Western Sweden with a congenital cataract. 22 cataracts were total and bilateral. Three out of them showed a visual development different from all the others in this group. Their visual acuity remained at a low level for a long period. Continuous improvement of 1.2 to 3 octaves did not start before the age of 7 years and could be followed up to 10 or 13 years of age.


CONCLUSIONS
The visual system showed plasticity over a long period. This should not be neglected during the treatment and follow-up in these patients.
Abrahamsson
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Sjöström
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Sjöstrand
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D000293:Adolescent; D000550:Amblyopia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002386:Cataract / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual / Q000502:physiology; D005139:Eyeglasses; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology