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How to treat children with congenital cataract

BY Berton Gladstone 2020-07-21

   There are many cataract patients, one of which is congenital cataract. If you have congenital cataract, it is a very painful thing, so we must do it when we find that the child has congenital cataract. treatment. Heal the child''s congenital cataract. About one-third of patients with congenital cataract are caused by genetic factors, the most common is autosomal dominant inheritance, and some manifest as irregular intergenerational inheritance; recessive inheritance is mostly related to the marriage of close relatives. Let''s talk about what to do with congenital cataract.

  Congenital cataract patients can use Surgical treatment method, but need to optometry and optics in time after operation to correct postoperative refractive error to avoid the formation of amblyopia. Optometry should be performed every six months to a year, and the eyeglasses should be adjusted in time to adapt to the refractive changes brought about by eye development.

  Cataracts are generally treated by surgery, that is, phacoemulsification is implanted with an intraocular lens, which is now a relatively mature operation. If there is a significant decline in vision, affecting normal life can be considered surgical treatment. Normal vision will be ideal after surgery. To grasp the time of good treatment.

  Master the timing of congenital cataract surgery, in principle, without affecting the whole body, in principle, it should be early and not later than 3 years old (at this time is the peak of retinal development). Under good conditions, such as microsurgery, congenital cataract surgery is best performed within 1-2 months after birth.

   Note: In fact, most children are delayed due to various conditions. In addition, due to premature surgery, the children''s organs are not fully functional, and general anesthesia has certain risks. In addition, the children''s eyeballs are small, the tolerance to surgery is poor, and the postoperative reaction is large, which is easy to cause eyeball atrophy.

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