TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgery of the rubella cataract
AU - Weiss, Daniel I.
AU - Ziring, Philip R.
AU - Cooper, Louis Z.
N1 - Funding Information:
From the Departments of Ophthalmology (Dr. Weiss) and Pediatrics (Drs. Ziring and Cooper), New York University School of Medicine. These studies were supported by the National Foundation-March of Dimes, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Grant AI-07S78 and a Contract 69-2222 from the Infectious Disease Branch), and the Health Research Council of New York City (1-526). Reprint Requests to Louis Z. Cooper, M.D., department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, New York 10016.
PY - 1972/3
Y1 - 1972/3
N2 - Among more than 100 children with cataracts due to congenital rubella who were referred to the Rubella Birth Defect Evaluation Project, surgical management was utilized in 17 children with bilateral disease. In this group, 29 consecutive cataract extractions were performed. This surgery was deferred until each child was medically stable and the microphthalmic eyes reached "reasonable" size. Results were good, with only one eye requiring a secondary discission. The presence of detectable rubella virus in the lens did not affect the outcome of surgery. On the other hand, other rubella-associated congenital defects, invariably present, must be considered in planning eye care. We have found no child with unilateral rubella cataract who was a suitable candidate for surgery. Judicious surgery, properly timed, provided a prognosis for rubella cataract comparable to that for other congenital cataracts.
AB - Among more than 100 children with cataracts due to congenital rubella who were referred to the Rubella Birth Defect Evaluation Project, surgical management was utilized in 17 children with bilateral disease. In this group, 29 consecutive cataract extractions were performed. This surgery was deferred until each child was medically stable and the microphthalmic eyes reached "reasonable" size. Results were good, with only one eye requiring a secondary discission. The presence of detectable rubella virus in the lens did not affect the outcome of surgery. On the other hand, other rubella-associated congenital defects, invariably present, must be considered in planning eye care. We have found no child with unilateral rubella cataract who was a suitable candidate for surgery. Judicious surgery, properly timed, provided a prognosis for rubella cataract comparable to that for other congenital cataracts.
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U2 - 10.1016/0002-9394(72)90060-8
DO - 10.1016/0002-9394(72)90060-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 5013246
AN - SCOPUS:0015308425
SN - 0002-9394
VL - 73
SP - 326
EP - 332
JO - American Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - American Journal of Ophthalmology
IS - 3
ER -