How to treat cataracts in children?

Nowadays, many children in society suffer from cataracts. This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the children and their families. The child is so young and has suffered from such a serious eye disease, which has a great impact on the child. The cause of cataracts in children may be congenital or acquired. Cataracts in children are usually treated with surgery. As for the specific content, let’s take a look at how to treat cataracts in children.

Childhood cataracts usually refer to cataracts that occur during childhood. It is a group of serious blinding diseases that seriously affect children's vision development and is a difficult-to-cure amblyopia.

Childhood cataracts usually refer to cataracts that occur during childhood, including congenital cataracts, infantile cataracts, traumatic cataracts, etc. It is a group of serious blinding diseases that seriously affect children's vision development and is a difficult-to-cure amblyopia.

Solution:

1. Customize a targeted and personalized vision enhancement icon amblyopia instrument, in which the threshold visual icon 0.6 = normal 0.1 icon is included in the personalized icon.

2. Add auxiliary vision enhancement mirror to improve the level of recognition threshold visual mark.

3. Perform artificial mydriasis refraction as soon as possible after surgery (usually 1 to 2 months after surgery) and wear glasses to fully correct refractive errors.

Difficulty 2: The vision of one eye is very poor, and the vision of the other eye is normal or better:

1. Perform surgery and implant an artificial lens as soon as possible

2. Wearing corrective lenses

3. Cover the healthy eyes: for children under 4 years old, cover them for as many days as they are old and open them once a day; for children over 4 to 5 years old, cover them 2 to 3 times as many times as long as they are old; after 6 years old, cover them for one day a month and open them once a day. The eyes must be covered completely. Hefei Pure Eye and Pediatric Hospital kindly reminds you that it is best to use a full black cover or a black breathable silicone cover. Children need to cover their eyes to prevent falling and injury, and parents should strictly supervise them. They can only move freely after they gradually adapt.

Regarding the question of how to treat cataracts in children, I believe that after reading the above content, everyone will have some understanding. Currently, most treatment methods involve surgery. The recovery situation also depends on the recovery after surgery and the child's physical condition. Generally, in the early stages of cataracts, children will experience symptoms such as blurred vision, decreased vision, and headaches. When parents find that their children have these symptoms, they must take their children to the hospital for diagnosis.