Outcomes of Paediatric Cataract Surgery in Southern Jordan

Background: Congenital cataract is the leading global cause of preventable childhood blindness, and onset infantile congenital cataracts rare. Managing still challenging due to associated complications. Objective: This study aimed assess outcomes surgery with intraocular lens implantation in southern Jordan. Methods: A retrospective case series included 20 children who underwent lensectomy, aged between 1 5 years, recruited using a purposive sampling technique. The mean age was 2.9 years ± 1.4. Intraocular pressure measured preoperatively at baseline then every three months, followed up postoperatively until one year. Schiotz tonometer used measure pressure. Results: distribution IOP change values post-operative follow-ups showed statistically significantly higher months follow-up ( P =0.03) last visit 12 =0.001). results significant increase from unilateral eye compared its normal fellow =0.028). evaluation that 14 patients demonstrated twenty-seven Four eyes (14.2%) posterior synechiae, 2 (7.1%) anterior 3 (10.7%) decentration IOL, 8 (28.6%) pigment on transient corneal oedema 7 (25%) developed glaucoma. Conclusion: We concluded year pediatric treated