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doi: 10.25005/2074-0581-2011-13-3-78-80
Rehabilitation of children with congenital inherited cataract

R.S. Kholmatova, Kh.J. Karim-Zade, Z.D. Akhrorova, J.A. Toshmatov, А.P. Rakhmonov

We analyzed the results of rehabilitation of children with congenital heredital cataract. Among 539 patients with congenital cataract 33.1% were inherited (213 eyes, 112 children). All family members of children with familial congenital cataract should underwent ophthalmological examination. For high functional results operative management of cataract with following amblyopia treatment should be performed in early age of patients. Primary IOL implantation is recommended for correction of aphacic condition in children.

Keywords: family congenital cataract , aphakia, extracapsular cataract extraction, intraocular lens implantation.

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