Posterior Capsular Opacification in Preschool- and School-Age Patients after Pediatric Cataract Surgery without Posterior Capsulotomy


Batur M., Gul A., Seven E., Can E., Yasar T.

TURK OFTALMOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.46, no.5, pp.205-208, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/tjo.24650
  • Journal Name: TURK OFTALMOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.205-208
  • Keywords: Pediatric cataract, posterior capsular opacification, posterior capsulotomy, INTRAOCULAR-LENS IMPLANTATION, YAG LASER CAPSULOTOMY, ANTERIOR VITRECTOMY, CHILDREN, MANAGEMENT, OUTCOMES
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the development of posterior capsular opacification (PCO) in preschool-and school-age children with cataract who underwent cataract surgery without posterior capsulotomy and anterior vitrectomy.