Sutured scleral-fixated IOLs can improve vision in pediatric open, closed globe injuries

Pediatric patients with open and closed globe injuries experienced good visual acuity improvement after undergoing sutured scleral-fixated IOL implantation.
A retrospective case series included 153 eyes of 153 children who underwent sutured
scleral-fixated IOL implantation after blunt and penetrating injuries to the eyes; 95 eyes had closed globe injuries and 58 had open globe injuries.
During the follow-up period, 88.9% of eyes experienced stable vision or improvement of vision, while 11.1% of eyes experienced loss of vision of one line or more. Eyes with closed globe injuries experienced

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