Interocular anatomical and visual functional differences in pediatric patients with unilateral cataracts

نویسندگان

  • Erping Long
  • Jingjing Chen
  • Zhenzhen Liu
  • Zhuoling Lin
  • Qianzhong Cao
  • Xiayin Zhang
  • Xiaoyan Li
  • Lixia Luo
  • Haotian Lin
  • Weirong Chen
  • Yizhi Liu
چکیده

BACKGROUND Congenital cataracts are often complicated by anterior segment dysgenesis. This study aims to compare bilateral anterior segment parameters, macular thickness, and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in pediatric cataract patients at 3 months after unilateral cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation. METHODS Fifty-three pediatric patients with uncomplicated unilateral total cataracts were included. At 3 months post-surgery, bilateral corneal thickness at the thinnest location (CTTL), anterior chamber depth (ACD), and anterior chamber volume (ACV) were measured using Pentacam. Central macular thickness (CMT) was evaluated using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography. BCVA was measured by experienced optometrists concurrently. Descriptive statistics and bivariate corrections were performed to analyze the interocular differences in bilateral anatomic parameters and their relationships with BCVA. RESULTS For all 53 included patients (mean age 5.2 ± 2.3 years), the median BCVA was 10/40 in the operated eyes and 40/40 in the contralateral eyes, which indicates a significant interocular difference. BCVA values in the contralateral eyes were significantly correlated with patient age at surgery, but this result differed for BCVA in the operated eyes. The Pentacam analysis revealed no significant interocular differences in bilateral CTTL and ACV, but significant differences were found for ACD. CONCLUSIONS At 3 months after surgery, unilateral pediatric cataract patients exhibited no significant interocular differences in identified anatomical parameters (except for ACD), and these parameters were not significantly correlated with BCVA in bilateral eyes. Therefore, amblyopia, but not anatomical factors, might be the main cause of interocular visual functional differences in our study population. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrial.gov, NCT02765230 , 05/05/2016, retrospectively registered.

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دوره 16  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016