[Correction of ametropia following early surgery of congenital cataract].
Variants of an approach towards choosing the means for aphakia correction after an early surgery for congenital cataract, made during the first life year of infant, are presented in the case study. The main requirements, which must be applicable to a correction method under the mentioned conditions, are substantiated. The key advantages of contact lenses are shown, from such stand point, versus other correction methods, including spectacles, intraocular lenses and refractive epikeratoplasty. Unstable anatomic-and-optic ocular parameters in the first-year life infants are the principle obstacle for the primary IOL implantation. The issue on a secondary IOL implantation must be individually decided at the age of 10 to 12.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002386:Cataract / Q000151:congenital*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic; D005123:Eye / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005139:Eyeglasses; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D009799:Ocular Physiological Phenomena; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors