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Cataracts
Research on cataract in children published by scientists at Kaplan Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology
December 24th, 2006
New investigation results, "Ocular axial length changes in pseudophakic children after traumatic and congenital cataract surgery," are detailed in a study published in Journal of AAPOS. According to recent research published in the Journal of AAPOS, "Pseudophakic children tend to develop a large myopic shift. This may be in part due to accelerated growth in axial length." "The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the postoperative change in axial length (DeltaAL) in pseudophakic eyes, after extraction of traumatic or congenital cataract. Included in this retrospective study were 20 children who had undergone surgery for traumatic, unilateral...
Source: Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week (2006-12-24)
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