Comparison of the Effect of Minimal Invasive Lens Surgery and Traditional Cataract Surgery

Launched by SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY · Apr 8, 2019

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Patients with congenital cataract that requires surgical intervention are enrolled.

Then the participants are assigned to two groups: Group I: the participants receive a minimal invasive lens surgery, while in Group II, the participants receive a traditional cataract surgery. A secondary intraocular lens implantation is performed when the patient is two years old for both Group I and Group II. Investigators then compare the visual acuity, incidence of high intraocular pressure, incidence of visual axis opacification, uveitis and iris/pupil abnormality between two groups, to evaluate and co...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age between 1 month and 24 months
• • Uncomplicated congenital cataract (≥ 3 mm central dense opacity) in one or both eyes with an intact non-fibrotic capsular bag
• • Informed consent signed by a parent or legal guardian
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • confirmed or suspected hereditary cataract, including and not restricted to family history of congenital cataract
• • Intraocular pressure \>21 mmHg
• • Preterm birth (\<28 weeks)
• • Presence of other ocular diseases (keratitis, keratoleukoma, aniridia, glaucoma) or systemic disease (congenital heart disease, ischemic encephalopathy)
• • History of ocular diseases (any congenital eye diseases, such as, congenital cataract, congenital glaucoma, congenital aniridia) in the family
• • History of ocular trauma
• • Microcornea
• • Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous
• • Rubella
• • Lowe syndrome