POSEBNOSTI OPERACIJSKOG LIJEČENJA DJEČJE SIVE MRENE.

Children cataracts are among the most common causes of treatable blindness and are estimated in about 7-20% of blindness among children. Early detection and timely treatment of congenital cataract is important to prevent the severe forms of amblyopia. Opacification of the lens that is peripheral and does not affect the sharpness of the visual acquity does not need to be operated immediately, but requires careful monitoring. When cataract formation is central and does not allow adequate vision development, operative lens removal is obligated. After removing the natural lens, rehabilitation of visual acuity can be achieved with glasses, contact lenses and with primary or delayed intraocular lens implantation. Recent technological achievements have enabled increased intraocular lens implantation in cataract surgery. Posterior lens capsule obscures in 100% of cases after cataract surgery in children up to 8 years and it is recommended to do the posterior capsulorexis in pediatric cataract surgery. New research will need to introduce clear guidelines since authors are not uniformed in accurate age of ongoing capsulorexis. Amblyopia is the most common complication determined after surgery and it affects most children to a greater or lesser extent. In patients with congenital cataracts, more effective visual rehabilitation is caused by improved screening, better surgical technique and with use of intraocular lenses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]