In children who underwent cataract removal in infancy, risk for glaucoma is high and continues to rise over a decade, with no difference observed in eyes implanted with an IOL compared with eyes left aphakic, according to a study.
Sharon F. Freedman MD, and colleagues published secondary analysis of the 114 children included in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS), a 5-year multicenter trial sponsored by the National Eye Institute comparing the outcomes of unilateral cataract surgery with and without IOL implantation in infants aged 1 to 6 months. All (Read more...)
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