Purpose: To report the recovery of visual function after phacoemulsification in a 16-year-old adolescent with Down syndrome (DS) from Saharsa, India.
Methods: Interventional case report and short review of the pertinent literature.
Results: A 16-year-old South Asian male with DS and bilateral cataract underwent successful surgery in both eyes after considerable difficulty for his parents including cross-border travel from India into Nepal.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus
May 2014
Purpose: To report the outcomes of bilateral pediatric cataract surgery from eastern Nepal and northern India.
Methods: Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative data of 390 children who underwent surgery bilaterally between 2007 and 2009 were analyzed.
Results: Forty-two (10.
Purpose: To report clinical characteristics and early postoperative outcomes of pediatric cataract surgery with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation from Lahan, Nepal.
Methods: Demographics and surgical, preoperative, and postoperative clinical characteristics data were collected and analyzed.
Results: Of 2,633 eyes with primary IOL implantation, 2,003 eyes were in the non-traumatic group, whereas 630 eyes were from trauma.
Community Eye Health
March 2008
Indian J Ophthalmol
September 2004