Congenital cataract (CC) may cause up to 25% to 30% of children's blindness if it is not adequately treated. In Egypt, the high prevalence of CC reflects a true national problem.
The association between CC and microcornea / microphthalmia is already reported. Surgery for CC is a challenging task with several approaches, both limbal and pars plana / plicata. Moreover, standardization of any surgical procedure is possible only through a thorough, detailed knowledge of the anatomy of the organ of concern, Additionally, a dreaded complication of CC surgery, glaucoma, is potentially related to the anterior segment anatomy.
AIM OF THE WORK:
This study aimed to report on the biometric characteristics of the anterior segment and axial length of eyes with microcornea and microphthalmia before and after cataract extraction.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS:
An observational hospital-based prospective cohort study done in the department of ophthalmology.
Cataract surgery was done on 133 eyes of 80 children, including 50 eyes with congenital cataracts and microcornea / microphthalmia. A control group of 83 eyes belonging to 52 children with congenital cataract in an otherwise regular anterior segment was enrolled for comparison. An examination under anesthesia (EUA). During the examination keratometry, axial length and corneal diameter were assessed. A 3months and 6months follow-up were scheduled.
Data were fed to the computer and analyzed using IBM SPSS software.