Younger children have larger reoperation risk after cataract surgery

NASHVILLE, Tenn. β€” Children who undergo cataract surgery have a greater risk of needing reoperation if they are younger, according to a poster presented at the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus meeting.β€œThe results offered by this cohort demonstrate a reoperation rate indicative of the inherent risk of undergoing surgery at a younger age,” William J. Johnson, MD, and colleagues at Storm Eye Institute wrote.

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