Incidence of posterior capsular opacifiaction after intraocular lens implantation in pediatric and juvenile cataract

• Conditions: H26.0; H26.1; Infantile, juvenile and presenile cataract; Traumatic cataract

• Registration Number: DRKS00023736
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Freiburg

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-11-27
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Patients who have received phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation surgery since January 1, 2000 and who had not yet reached the age of 14 years at the time of surgery. At least 6 months must have passed between the time of surgery and the last examination.

Exclusion Criteria

Congenital Glaucoma
Corneal Disease
Microphthalmus (axis length < 17 mm)
Anterior segment dysgenesis
Other severe ocular or systemic malformation

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time until relevant visual axis opacification in the operated eye

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time until peripheral visual axis opacification (without visual impairment)<br>Influence of the type of intraocular lens (brand, model, material), influence of the biometric device used and the biometric formula, complications (especially secondary cataract, nystagmus, glaucoma, cystoid macular edema, detachment of the retina, eccentrically positioned IOL), characterization of the patient population (age, sex, relevant previous diseases and treatments, etc.), deviation from the target refraction, biometric error <br>