Cataract surgery in infants is associated with a high risk of secondary glaucoma, especially in eyes with associated microphthalmia, microcornea or persistent fetal vasculature, according to a study.
At the Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, the surgical notes and digital records of children who underwent cataract surgery between 1995 and 2016 were analyzed with the aim of assessing visual outcomes, the risk of glaucoma and, secondarily, the presence of strabismus or nystagmus, as well as the number of secondary interventions. Two subsets of children were included, the first with isolated
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