Ocular biometric changes following unilateral cataract surgery in children.
<h4>Purpose</h4>To analyze ocular biometric changes following unilateral cataract surgery in children.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 57 children aged under 13 years who underwent unilateral cataract surgery were analyzed. Groups were classified according to their age at surgery:...
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| description | <h4>Purpose</h4>To analyze ocular biometric changes following unilateral cataract surgery in children.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 57 children aged under 13 years who underwent unilateral cataract surgery were analyzed. Groups were classified according to their age at surgery: group I (age <3), II (3≤ age <6), III (6≤ age <9), and IV (age ≥9). The myopic shift, axial growth, and corneal curvature changes were compared between the pseudophakic eyes and the fellow phakic eyes.<h4>Results</h4>During 7.81 ± 4.39 years, the overall myopic shift (D) and the rate of myopic shift (D/year) were significantly higher at -3.25 ± 3.21 D and -0.45 ± 0.44 D/year in the pseudophakic eyes than -1.78 ± 2.10 D and -0.22 ± 0.29 D/year in the fellow phakic eyes (P = 0.01, 0.004). Group I (-1.14 ± 0.66 vs -0.02 ± 0.45 D/year) and group II (-0.63 ± 0.37 vs -0.31 ± 0.29 D/year) showed significantly higher rate of myopic shift in the pseudophakic eyes than in the phakic eyes. The rate of myopic shift in the pseudophakic eyes decreased in the older age groups (P = 0.001). There was no significant between-eye difference in the changes in axial length and keratometric values postoperatively.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Following unilateral cataract surgery, a significant postoperative myopic shift was noticed in the pseudophakic eyes compared to the fellow phakic eyes in groups under 6 years old. Postoperative myopic shift and the resultant anisometropia should be considered when selecting the optimal power of IOL in young children requiring unilateral cataract surgery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-64f268fae1e84b978c65356b3a6857902022-12-22T04:05:04ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-01178e027236910.1371/journal.pone.0272369Ocular biometric changes following unilateral cataract surgery in children.Yooyeon ParkHae Ri YumSun Young ShinShin Hae Park<h4>Purpose</h4>To analyze ocular biometric changes following unilateral cataract surgery in children.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 57 children aged under 13 years who underwent unilateral cataract surgery were analyzed. Groups were classified according to their age at surgery: group I (age <3), II (3≤ age <6), III (6≤ age <9), and IV (age ≥9). The myopic shift, axial growth, and corneal curvature changes were compared between the pseudophakic eyes and the fellow phakic eyes.<h4>Results</h4>During 7.81 ± 4.39 years, the overall myopic shift (D) and the rate of myopic shift (D/year) were significantly higher at -3.25 ± 3.21 D and -0.45 ± 0.44 D/year in the pseudophakic eyes than -1.78 ± 2.10 D and -0.22 ± 0.29 D/year in the fellow phakic eyes (P = 0.01, 0.004). Group I (-1.14 ± 0.66 vs -0.02 ± 0.45 D/year) and group II (-0.63 ± 0.37 vs -0.31 ± 0.29 D/year) showed significantly higher rate of myopic shift in the pseudophakic eyes than in the phakic eyes. The rate of myopic shift in the pseudophakic eyes decreased in the older age groups (P = 0.001). There was no significant between-eye difference in the changes in axial length and keratometric values postoperatively.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Following unilateral cataract surgery, a significant postoperative myopic shift was noticed in the pseudophakic eyes compared to the fellow phakic eyes in groups under 6 years old. Postoperative myopic shift and the resultant anisometropia should be considered when selecting the optimal power of IOL in young children requiring unilateral cataract surgery.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272369 |
| spellingShingle | Yooyeon Park Hae Ri Yum Sun Young Shin Shin Hae Park Ocular biometric changes following unilateral cataract surgery in children. PLoS ONE |
| title | Ocular biometric changes following unilateral cataract surgery in children. |
| title_full | Ocular biometric changes following unilateral cataract surgery in children. |
| title_fullStr | Ocular biometric changes following unilateral cataract surgery in children. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ocular biometric changes following unilateral cataract surgery in children. |
| title_short | Ocular biometric changes following unilateral cataract surgery in children. |
| title_sort | ocular biometric changes following unilateral cataract surgery in children |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272369 |
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