Select criteria aid success of primary IOL implantation in infants

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When select criteria are met, primary IOL implantation is relatively safe and successful in children undergoing cataract surgery, according to a poster presentation at the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus meeting.“If they [have] good corneal diameter, no glaucoma, no anterior segment dysgenesis, it’s safe to implant an IOL in kids [younger] than 6 months.,” Ramesh Kekunnaya, FRCS, told Healio.com/OSN.

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