Long-term outcomes of posterior optic capture show advantages in young children

Vaishali Vasavada
LISBON, Portugal — Posterior optic capture, whenever possible, is an alternative technique that can avoid vitrectomy as well as visual axis obscuration even in children younger than 4 years, according to one speaker.
“In-the-bag implantation with [posterior continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis] and anterior vitrectomy is today the standard of care for children younger than 3 to 4 years. However, vitrectomy at this young age increases the risk of glaucoma and affects growth. You enter in the pars plana region that is not yet fully developed at this age,”