[A case with stereopsis following early surgery for unilateral congenital cataract]. 1994

T Yagasaki, and M Sato, and H Nomura, and T Hirai, and S Awaya
Department of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Aichi-ken, Japan.

We report a case of stereopsis following early surgery for congenital monocular cataract. The patient was a 3.75-year-old girl who underwent early surgery for congenital monocular cataract at the age of 19 weeks and received an immediate gas-permeable hard contact lens fitting and occlusion therapy consisting of daily patching the sound eye for 6 hours. During the subsequent years, patching was increased to 50% to 80% of the waking day. Three years and two months postoperatively, she showed good visual acuity of 0.7 in the operated eye and also demonstrated stereoacuity of 1200 to 1500 seconds of arc in the Lang Stereotest or the TV-Random Dot Stereo test, duplicatably. From recent reports with excellent results of stereopsis, including this, we conclude that stereopsis is obtainable in patients undergoing congenital monocular cataract extraction by the end of month 2, contact lens fitting with a good compliance, and a progressive regimen of part-time occlusive therapy not to exceed 80% of the waking time.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002386 Cataract Partial or complete opacity on or in the lens or capsule of one or both eyes, impairing vision or causing blindness. The many kinds of cataract are classified by their morphology (size, shape, location) or etiology (cause and time of occurrence). (Dorland, 27th ed) Cataract, Membranous,Lens Opacities,Pseudoaphakia,Cataracts,Cataracts, Membranous,Lens Opacity,Membranous Cataract,Membranous Cataracts,Opacities, Lens,Opacity, Lens,Pseudoaphakias
D002387 Cataract Extraction The removal of a cataractous CRYSTALLINE LENS from the eye. Enzymatic Zonulolysis,Phakectomy,Cataract Extractions,Enzymatic Zonulolyses,Extraction, Cataract,Extractions, Cataract,Phakectomies,Zonulolyses, Enzymatic,Zonulolysis, Enzymatic
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003867 Depth Perception Perception of three-dimensionality. Stereopsis,Stereoscopic Vision,Depth Perceptions,Perception, Depth,Perceptions, Depth,Stereopses,Stereoscopic Visions,Vision, Stereoscopic,Visions, Stereoscopic
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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