A STUDY ON PEDIATRIC CATARACT AND ITS VISUAL OUTCOME AFTER SURGERY AMONG PATIENTS ADMITTED IN TERTIARY HOSPITAL

Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

Dr Swati Kujur, Dr M. L Garg, Dr Jyoti Acharya, Dr Jayashree Salam, Dr Sushil Sachdev

Purpose:The aim of this study was to determine the cause and risk factor and cmplication associated with

pediatric cataract ,mean visual outcome after surgery Material Method-This is longitudnal observational study,

sample size was130 age group included were birth to 14 years with regular attendance of post operative follow up for at least 3 month after

surgery.Result-Male presented more than female ,majority from local and near by city and rural area from low socioeconomic class,.Mean

visual outcome was better in male,also better in bilateral cataract than unilateral .Traumatic cataract had better visual outcome

.CONCLUSION-Community motivation to receive eye care services will improve the uptake of pediatric cataract surgery in the

population.Role of community health workerNGO screening programme to identify childhood cataract at the earliest.Early surgical

intervention give better result.