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Wilson ME Jr, Barthlolomew LR, Trivedi RH.

Pediatric cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation: Practice styles and preferences of the 2001 ASCRS and AAPOS memberships.

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Wilson ME Jr, Barthlolomew LR, Trivedi RH.

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  1. Pediatric cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation: Practice styles and preferences of the 2001 ASCRS and AAPOS memberships Miles Center forPediatricOphthalmology, Storm EyeInstitute, Department of Ophthalmology, MedicalUniversity of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA Wilson ME Jr, Barthlolomew LR, Trivedi RH.

  2. Introduction • Childhood cataract is the major preventable cause of lifelong visual impairment. • Increasing numbers of surgeons now accept IOL in pediatric cataract surgery. • To learn more about the practice styles and ophthalmic patterns of pediatric cataract surgery.

  3. Background • 1993 Survey of pediatric IOL practice patterns Wilson ME Jr, Barthlolomew LR, Trivedi RH. Pediatric cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation: practice styles and preferences of the 2001 ASCRS and AAPOS memberships. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2003 Sep;29(9):1811-20.

  4. Materials and Methods • October 2001 • 36-Question survey of pediatric cataract surgery • Demographics, practice patterns, surgical preferences, and preoperative and postoperative care. • 8935 ASCRS members / 980 AAPOS members • Mail or Fax • Responses compiled and analyzed at MUSC-SEI • Microsoft Excel 2000 Wilson ME Jr, Barthlolomew LR, Trivedi RH. Pediatric cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation: practice styles and preferences of the 2001 ASCRS and AAPOS memberships. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2003 Sep;29(9):1811-20.

  5. Results Wilson ME Jr, Barthlolomew LR, Trivedi RH. Pediatric cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation: practice styles and preferences of the 2001 ASCRS and AAPOS memberships. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2003 Sep;29(9):1811-20.

  6. Results Wilson ME Jr, Barthlolomew LR, Trivedi RH. Pediatric cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation: practice styles and preferences of the 2001 ASCRS and AAPOS memberships. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2003 Sep;29(9):1811-20.

  7. Results Wilson ME Jr, Barthlolomew LR, Trivedi RH. Pediatric cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation: practice styles and preferences of the 2001 ASCRS and AAPOS memberships. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2003 Sep;29(9):1811-20.

  8. Results Wilson ME Jr, Barthlolomew LR, Trivedi RH. Pediatric cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation: practice styles and preferences of the 2001 ASCRS and AAPOS memberships. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2003 Sep;29(9):1811-20.

  9. Study Conclusions • Increasing number of physicians accept IOL implantation pseudophakia as a mode of aphakic rehabilitation during or after PCS in the early years of life • Surgeons recognizes significant myopic shift after cataract surgery in young children • Hyperopia until 5 years • Emmetropia >5 years Wilson ME Jr, Barthlolomew LR, Trivedi RH. Pediatric cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation: practice styles and preferences of the 2001 ASCRS and AAPOS memberships. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2003 Sep;29(9):1811-20.

  10. Summary • Monitoring changing trends will be important to ensure best surgical outcomes in children. Wilson ME Jr, Barthlolomew LR, Trivedi RH. Pediatric cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation: practice styles and preferences of the 2001 ASCRS and AAPOS memberships. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2003 Sep;29(9):1811-20.

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