Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year
: 2013  |  Volume : 61  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 65--70

Visual outcomes of bilateral congenital and developmental cataracts in young children in south India and causes of poor outcome


Rohit C Khanna1, Allen Foster2, Sannapaneni Krishnaiah1, Manohar K Mehta1, Parikshit M Gogate3 
1 Allen Foster Community Eye Health Research Centre, International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eyecare, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
2 International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
3 Dr. Gogate's Eye Clinic, Pune; Lions NAB Eye Hospital, Miraj, Sangli, India

Correspondence Address:
Rohit C Khanna
L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad
India

Context: Bilateral pediatric cataracts are important cause of visual impairment in children. Aim: To study the outcome of bilateral pediatric cataract surgery in young children. Setting and Design: Retrospective case series in a tertiary center. Materials and Methods: Records of pediatric cataracts operated between January 2001 and December 2003, with a minimum follow-up of 3 months, were reviewed retrospectively. Statistical Methods: Independent sample t-test, Fisher�SQ�s exact test, and logistic regression using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science, Chicago, USA) version 12. Results: 215/257 (83.7%) patients had a minimum follow-up of 3 months. The mean age of presentation to the hospital was 53 months (range: 0-168 months). Congenital cataract was present in 107 patients (58.2%) and developmental cataract in 77 patients (41.8%). The mean age at surgery was 55.2 months (range: 1-168 months). Out of 430 eyes, 269 (62.6%) had an intraocular lens implanted. The mean duration of follow-up was 13.1 months (range: 3-38 months). Pre-operatively, 102 patients (47.3%) had visual acuity <6/60, in the better eye, compared to 37 patients (17.2%) post-operatively ( P < 0.001). Eighty-five patients (39.5%) had visual acuity >6/18. The most common early post-operative complication was fibrinous uveitis in 57 eyes (13.3%) and the most common delayed post-operative complication was posterior capsular opacification in 118 eyes (27.4%). The most important prognostic factor for poor outcome was congenital cataract (odds ratio [OR]: 26.3; 95% confidence interval [CI], 4.4-158.5) and total cataract (OR: 4.8; 95% CI, 1.3-17). Conclusion: Nearly half of the eyes had visual acuity >6/18. The outcome was poorer in congenital cataracts, especially those operated after >1 year of age.


How to cite this article:
Khanna RC, Foster A, Krishnaiah S, Mehta MK, Gogate PM. Visual outcomes of bilateral congenital and developmental cataracts in young children in south India and causes of poor outcome.Indian J Ophthalmol 2013;61:65-70


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Khanna RC, Foster A, Krishnaiah S, Mehta MK, Gogate PM. Visual outcomes of bilateral congenital and developmental cataracts in young children in south India and causes of poor outcome. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2013 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];61:65-70
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