PEDIATRIC CATARACT

Course overview

A PEDIATRIC CATARACT IS AN IMPORTANT CAUSE OF TREATABLE CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS, PROVIDED IT IS RECOGNIZED AND MANAGED EARLY. LEUKOCORIA, STRABISMUS, AND NYSTAGMUS ARE COMMON PRESENTING SIGNS. VARIOUS OTHER DIFFERENTIALS OF LEUKOCORIA MUST BE RULED OUT BEFORE MANAGING A CASE OF PEDIATRIC CATARACT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, EVALUATION, MANAGEMENT, AND POSTOPERATIVE REHABILITATION OF PEDIATRIC CATARACTS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING CHILDREN WITH THIS CONDITION.