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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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Management of congenital cataract
Talal Althomali
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
Correspondence Address:
Talal Althomali
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Taif University, PO Box 888, Taif-21974
Saudi Arabia
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/2278-0521.106079
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Cataracts are opacities of the crystalline lens. Because they frequently interfere with normal visual development, they represent an important problem in pediatric ophthalmology. Despite dramatic improvement in the treatment of pediatric cataract, it continues to be a major cause of decreased vision and blindness in children. By far, the most common cause of poor visual results after surgery is irreversible amblyopia. |
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