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Pediatric Cataract Surgery

Pediatric Cataract Surgery

What is Pediatric Cataract Surgery ?

A cataract is a condition where the eyes become more transparent and the vision becomes hazy or blurry. It is usually seen in older individuals due to age-related vision depletion but it can also be seen in children, as young as 4 weeks, due to congenital abnormalities. The condition can be identified by symptoms like cloudy patches in the eye, wobbling eyes, frequent squinting, and the child’s eyes pointing in different directions. The condition may be genetically inherited, due to developmental abnormalities, premature birth, chromosomal abnormality syndromes like Down’s syndrome, and/or infections like rubella and chickenpox during pregnancy of the mother.

  • Hemodialysis is a treatment to filter wastes and water from your blood, as your kidneys.
  • Did when they were healthy. Hemodialysis helps control blood pressure and balance.
  • Important minerals, such as potassium, sodium, and calcium, in your blood.
  • Hemodialysis can help you feel better and live longer, but it’s not a cure for kidney failure.
  • You may be able to do hemodialysis at home. Normally, hemodialysis begins well before your kidneys have shut down to the point of causing life-threatening complications.
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What is Pediatric Cataract Surgery ?

A cataract is a condition where the eyes become more transparent and the vision becomes hazy or blurry. It is usually seen in older individuals due to age-related vision depletion but it can also be seen in children, as young as 4 weeks, due to congenital abnormalities. The condition can be identified by symptoms like cloudy patches in the eye, wobbling eyes, frequent squinting, and the child’s eyes pointing in different directions. The condition may be genetically inherited, due to developmental abnormalities, premature birth, chromosomal abnormality syndromes like Down’s syndrome, and/or infections like rubella and chickenpox during pregnancy of the mother.

  • Hemodialysis is a treatment to filter wastes and water from your blood, as your kidneys.
  • Did when they were healthy. Hemodialysis helps control blood pressure and balance.
  • Important minerals, such as potassium, sodium, and calcium, in your blood.
  • Hemodialysis can help you feel better and live longer, but it’s not a cure for kidney failure.
  • You may be able to do hemodialysis at home. Normally, hemodialysis begins well before your kidneys have shut down to the point of causing life-threatening complications.

How is it done?

In a critical care unit, health care providers use lots of different equipment, including:
  • Cataract surgeries in babies can be done as early as 4 weeks of their age. After assessing the severity of lens damage, the doctor decides the age at which the surgery may be performed.
  • The child is sedated and a small incision or cut is made on the cornea and the cloudy lens is removed. The lens can be replaced using grafts or other techniques.
  • The child will be prescribed spectacles or contact lenses which they will have to use till the doctor's prescribed time passes.
  • The extent to which the child’s vision develops may vary based on the severity of the cataract but most children see positive results and lead a normal life.

How is it done?

  • Cataract surgeries in babies can be done as early as 4 weeks of their age. After assessing the severity of lens damage, the doctor decides the age at which the surgery may be performed.
  • The child is sedated and a small incision or cut is made on the cornea and the cloudy lens is removed. The lens can be replaced using grafts or other techniques.
  • The child will be prescribed spectacles or contact lenses which they will have to use till the doctor's prescribed time passes.
  • The extent to which the child’s vision develops may vary based on the severity of the cataract but most children see positive results and lead a normal life.

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