Despite technical surgical advancements over the last 30 years, median visual acuity for infants with unilateral congenital cataracts remains poor, at approximately 20/500 (1.40 LogMAR).
Surgical timing remains critical, but even with early intervention, the correlation with improved visual outcomes is statistically weak, suggesting biological limits to cortical recovery.
The surgical burden is high: children with this condition undergo a median of five ophthalmic surgeries in their first decade of life.
Complications are nearly universal, with 98% developing strabismus and 73% developing fusion maldevelopment nystagmus (FMN).
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