ABSTRACT
PEDIATRIC CATARACT-INTRAOCULAR LENS SURGERY: PAST (1951 TO 1989-90S)
PEDIATRIC CATARACT-INTRAOCULAR LENS SURGERY: PRESENT (1990STO PRESENT)
PEDIATRIC CATARACT-INTRAOCULAR LENS SURGERY: FUTURE
INTRODUCTION
Several advances for surgical management of childhood cataracts have occurred in the last 2 decades owing to advances in microsurgical techniques, availability of better ophthalmic viscosurgical agents and appropriately sized and styled implants, suitable for small eyes. However, surgeons continue to face the unique challenges posed by children’s eyes (Fig. 56.1). This brief write-up is separated in 3 sections (section A, B and C) to summarize the major past, present and future
advancements in the field of pediatric cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation. Interested readers can also refer to our recent video on this interesting subject (Wilson ME, Pandey SK, Werner L, Apple DJ. Pediatric cataract surgery: Past, present and future, Third Prize for Special Cases, Annual Video Festival, XXth Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, Nice, France, September 2002).
