Dr.Apeksha Kataria

Dr.Shreya Shah, Dr.Midhu Mathews, Dr. Riddhi Shah

Abstract

INTRODUCTION-PEDIATRIC TRAUMATIC CATARACT IS ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF MONOCULAR BLINDNESS IN CHILDREN,ACCOUNTING FOR29-57%CASES.PEDIATRIC EYE IS IN DEVELOPMENT,AND TRAUMA LEADS TO MORE SEVERE COMPLICATIONS.
METHODS-RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF COHORT AT TERTIARY EYE CENTER.CREATION OF FORMAT, RETRIEVAL OF DATA FROM EMR AND ANALYSIS BY SPS22. CAUSATIVE AGENTS,TYPES OF TRAUMA,SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS,COMPLICATIONS,VISUAL ACUITY COMPARED AMONG DIFFERENT GROUPS.
RESULT-COHORT OF 681 CHILDREN TO HAVE UNDERGONE SURGERY FOR TRAUMATIC CATARACT,TYPE OF PRIMARY INSULT WAS PENETRATING INJURY IN 443(65%)AND BLUNT TRAUMA IN 237(34.8%).9 PATEINTS HAD VISION BETTER THAN 6/18AND 57PATIENTS HAD VISION OF≥6/60.EYES WHICH UNDERWENT PRIMARY POSTERIOR CAPSULOTOMY AND ANTERIOR VITRECTOMY DURING CATARACT SURGERY SHOWED STATISTICALLY BETTER VISUAL OUTCOME.
CONCLUSION-PEDIATRIC TRAUMATIC CATARACT SHOULD BE TREATED IN TIME TO ATTENUATE THE COMPLICATIONS.