Intraocular lens implantation in children and youth

• Published in: Journal of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 129 - 133
• Main Authors: MALUKIEWICZ-WISNIEWSKA, G, KALUZNY, J, LESIEWSKA-JUNK, H, ELIKS, I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thorofare, NJ Slack 01.05.1999; SLACK INCORPORATED
• Subjects: Adolescent; Biological and medical sciences; Cataract - congenital; Cataract Extraction; Child; Eye Injuries - etiology; Eye Injuries - surgery; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Lens Implantation, Intraocular; Lens, Crystalline - injuries; Lenses, Intraocular; Male; Medical sciences; Postoperative Complications; Retrospective Studies; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the eye and orbit; Visual Acuity; Human; Cataract; Implantation; Extracapsular; Eye disease; Lens disease; Treatment; Surgery; Adolescent; Lens; Extraction; Technique; Posterior chamber; Intraocular lens; Child; Anterior segment disease

To evaluate the safety and the effectiveness posterior chamber intraocular lenses (PCIOLs) in children and youth with cataract. Retrospective study of operative and postoperative results was based on 146 eyes in 125 children ages 6 to 18 years (mean: 11.7 years) who underwent extracapsular cataract...