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Visual axis opacification: Methods of prevention Ram et al . (J Cataract Refract Surg.2003;29(8):1579-84) reported that it is the management of the posterior capsule rather than IOL design and material that influences the incidence of PCO. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3614664/ https://www.healio.com/optometry/comanagement/news/online/%7B478bdaea-1624-4ed2-8201-f2a06f21bff3%7D/blog-when-opacification-is-not-caused-by-pco Dada et al . (Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2000;28(5):361-3) noted that lens aspiration using intracameral heparin, combined withContinue reading “Posterior Capsule Opacity”

Accomodative Esotropia- Surgery is indicated if eyeglasses don’t straighten eyes and will help improve alignment and increase possibility of binocular vision. Eyes will cross when uncorrected. Children can outgrow accodmodative esotropa in grade school and adolescent years as child becomes less far sighted. Difficult to predict. If child has residual deviation only at near, prescribesContinue reading “Strabismus”

Postoperative glaucoma is perhaps the most feared complication after paediatric cataract surgery, as it is difficult to control. Paediatric glaucoma is also challenging to diagnose, and different definitions of glaucoma have led to a rather big range of reported incidences of this disease. It can occur soon after surgery, in which case it is usuallyContinue reading “Glaucoma”

Lam et al . (Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2005;33(5):495-8) reported that posterior capsulotomy using 25-G vitrectomy system is safe and effective in management of PCO in pseudophakic children. There is ease of manipulation with smaller instruments in these small eyes. Elschnigs Pearls Xie et al . (J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus2008;45(6):362-5) also noted that pars plana capsulectomyContinue reading “Posterior capsule opacity”