Estudo refracional em crianças pseudofácicas

PURPOSE: To verify the refractive alterations in eyes of children submitted to surgery with implant of intraocular lens (IOL) and to investigate prediction of biometry in these cases. METHODS: Thirty-three eyes were studied with previous measurement of visual acuity with indication for cataract surg...

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Autores: Moreno, Gerson López [UNIFESP], Tartarella, Marcia Beatriz [UNIFESP], Leal, Fernando Antonio de Macedo [UNIFESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/2562
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0004-27492005000300018
http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/2562
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cataract
Cataract extraction
Lens, implantation
intraocular lens
Visual acuity
Refraction, ocular refraction
Biometry
Child
Catarata
Extração de catarata
Implante de lente intra-ocular
Acuidade Visual
Refração ocular
Biometria
Criança
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Sumario:PURPOSE: To verify the refractive alterations in eyes of children submitted to surgery with implant of intraocular lens (IOL) and to investigate prediction of biometry in these cases. METHODS: Thirty-three eyes were studied with previous measurement of visual acuity with indication for cataract surgery with implant of intraocular lens in the Outpatient Clinic of Congenital Cataract of the Federal of University of São Paulo/Paulista School of Medicine, (UNIFESP-EPM) from January, 1998 to December, 2000. After the surgery, refraction, prescription of glasses with appropriate treatment for visual stimulation of the children, and measurement of the final corrected visual acuity were performed. Final refraction, biometric accuracy and possible error factors were analyzed. RESULTS: Thirty-three surgeries in 29 children were performed. Mean follow-up time was 10.15 months ranging from 2 to 34±8.18 months. In 43% of the cases a vision equal to or grater than 20/50 was obtained. Forty-six percent of the patients presented a final refraction between +1.00 and -1.00 spherical diopters. CONCLUSION: Treatment of congenital cataract through implant of intraocular lens continues to be controversial, where long-term results are not known. A great number of patients were operated on at a late time and progressed with amblyopia and low visual acuity even after treatment with difficult access to early and adequate treatment. In spite of residual refraction the patients obtained good visual acuity. Twenty-one percent of the cases with refractive alteration with hyperopia will still have increase in their axial diameter and consequently myopia with reduction of their refraction.