Congenital cataract.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 8 Congenital cataract [Abstract] incidence rate of 2-4/1000 pediatric cataract. Cataract occurs in newborn babies is called congenital cataracts, the birth place of the crystal already partially or completely cloudy due to the developing baby in the eye, and congenital cataract can severely affect visual development, the harm worse than senile cataract, if not early surgery will result in severe amblyopia and once missed the best time for surgery, even with surgery, since vision is difficult to recover. [Keywords] clinical treatment of congenital cataract eye Most have been there before and after birth, and a small part of the students after the gradual formation of a congenital or developmental disorders of cataracts. The incidence of congenital cataracts 4 ‰. Newborn children in the blind about 30% of cataract blindness . More symmetry for the eyes with congenital cataract disease, those who have unilateral disease, often accompanied by ocular and systemic congenital deformities such as small eyes, small cornea, iris and choroid of congenital limb defects and facial deformities, severe congenital cataracts affect vision Without immediate treatment, occur sensory nystagmus, strabismus and amblyopia and some have no effect on vision development limit of Office without cataract, no special treatment. According to the characteristics of different parts of the lens opacities classification described in: 1 embryo nuclear opacity of the core of congenital cataract lens opacities were living like gray dust, then were congenital central, powder cataract. Mostly eyes symmetry often familial genetic predisposition. Does not affect vision, no development, no need treatment. 2. Fetal nuclear opacities to infants with congenital nuclear cataracts are typical lamellar cataracts (also known as nuclear or ribbon around the cataract, perinucleousorzonularcataract). Mostly bilateral do not develop, but can age newb