Unilateral Congenital Cataract: Clinical Profile and Presentation

Congenital cataract is one of the most common treatable causes of visual impairment and blindness during infancy, with an estimated prevalence of 5 to 15 per 10,000 children in developing countries.1 Cataract produces prolonged visual deprivation that causes an irreversible loss of vision. Although a decent amount of literature is available pertaining to bilateral cataracts, the same cannot be said of unilateral cataracts. The rate of unilaterality in congenital cataract has been reported to be from 19.6% to 55.5% by various studies.2 –4 In most cases, there is no history of childhood cataract

Source: Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus - March 16, 2018 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Sudarshan Khokhar, MD Source Type: research