JUN 16, 2022
A Renewed Approach to Cataract Management in Kids
By
Deborah K VanderVeen MD,
Erick D Bothun MD,
M. Edward Wilson, Jr., MD,
Scott K McClatchey MD,
Deborah K VanderVeen MD,
Phoebe D Lenhart, MD,
Eric Joseph Kim, MD,
Bibiana J Reiser, MD,
Scott R Lambert, MD
Pediatric Ophthalmology Subspecialty Day 2021
Congenital Cataract, Pediatric Ophth/Strabismus
In this presentation from Pediatric Ophthalmology Subspecialty Day 2021, an expert panel discusses new approaches for managing cataracts in children. Topics include the following:
- intraocular lens (IOL) implantation for infants
- dropless cataract surgery
- optimizing postoperative refractive outcomes
- workup for new cataract patients
- secondary IOL placement in pediatric patients
- removal of capsular bag after marked lens subluxation
- pars plana approach when performing a primary posterior capsulectomy and vitrectomy after IOL insertion in a young child
- posterior optic capture after in-the-bag IOL implantation in children
- dealing with anterior pyramidal cataracts