title: Visual Outcomes of Congenital Cataract Surgery in a Tertiary Public Hospital in Bangladesh.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to look at the visual outcomes of bilateral congenital cataract surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective study was conducted.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 102 eyes of 51 children aged between 2 and 12 months undergoing bilateral congenital cataract surgery from January 2008 to December 2008 with a 3-year follow-up were included in this study. The study was performed at a tertiary public hospital. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 17. Chi-square (χ²) tests were performed to identify the association between visual outcome and age at surgery. P values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the 102 eyes, 32 (31.4%) eyes were operated on when the subjects were aged between 2 and 3 months, and 70 (68.6%) eyes were operated on at the age of 3 to 12 months. The subjects were followed up for 3 years after surgery. Postoperative best-corrected visual acuity was measured. Visual outcomes were significantly poor in children aged 3 months or older (P < 0.001) as compared with children aged between 2 and 3 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early detection and treatment with long-term postoperative rehabilitation is vital to improve visual outcomes of children with congenital cataract.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital; and †Green Life Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: A H M Enayet
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: Ava
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.forename: Nahid
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ferdausi
authors.forename: Mohammad Zahirul
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: Utpal
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sen
mesh_terms: D001036:Aphakia, Postcataract / Q000503:physiopathology; D001459:Bangladesh; D002386:Cataract / Q000151:congenital* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005139:Eyeglasses; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology*