Pediatric Cataract

Flash photos typically produce a red reflection in people’s eyes, but sometimes that reflection can appear white or gray, which is known as leukocoria.

ORLANDO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Telling It Like It Is, William B. Trattler, MD, discusses a complex case of pediatric cataract surgery.

Prevent Blindness has declared June as Cataract Awareness Month, and the organization reports that cataract — the primary cause of vision loss in the U.S. — affects more than 20 million Americans aged 40 years and older.

Age younger than 1 year at the time of cataract surgery, aphakia, Black race and unilateral cataract appeared linked to higher risk for developing pediatric glaucoma, according to a study published in Ophthalmology Glaucoma.

FRANKFURT, Germany — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS winter meeting, Marie-José Tassignon, MD, PhD, speaks about a new ESCRS registry and invites colleagues to collaborate.

Pediatric cataract surgery can be challenging to learn and perform, sparking discussion on who should perform the procedure.

Two to three of every 10,000 children born each year in the U.S. have a congenital cataract.

VILAMOURA, Portugal — At the ESCRS winter meeting, Marie-José Tassignon, MD, PhD, speaks about the challenges of pediatric cataract surgery.

MILAN — In this video, Paolo Nucci, MD, keynote lecturer at the World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus subspecialty day held during the ESCRS meeting, addresses three key issues related to congenital cataract surgery.

ORLANDO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is, Ashraf Armia, MD, discusses two unique cases of congenital pediatric cataract, including one in which the posterior capsule was not open.