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About 10 % of pediatric cataract patients have preexisting posterior capsular defects. The common types of posterior capsular defects include posterior capsular plaque, congenital membranous cataract, posterior polar cataract, posterior lenticonus, and posterior polar or posterior subcapsular cataracts with persistent fetal vasculature. Pediatric cataract surgery in the eyes with posterior capsular defects often has a significantly increased risk of intraoperative complications, and the biggest challenge lies in how to avoid or manage lens material dropping into the vitreous cavity during surgery. This chapter will describe the clinical features, diagnosis, timing of operation, and surgical techniques for each of these cataract types.
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Wu, M., Liu, Z., Qu, B. (2017). Cataract Surgery in Children with Preexisting Posterior Capsular Defects. In: Liu, Y. (eds) Pediatric Lens Diseases. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2627-0_18
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