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Congenital Unilateral Cataract

MedGen UID:
768668
•Concept ID:
C3640028
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

Cataract in one eye that is present at birth. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCongenital Unilateral Cataract

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Managing Pediatric Cataract Patients: Amblyopia Treatment and Binocularity Outcomes.
Pfeifer W
J Binocul Vis Ocul Motil 2023 Oct 2;73(4):109-114. Epub 2023 Nov 6 PMID: 37931117
Experiences of Treatment With Contact Lenses in Aphakic Children With Unilateral Congenital Cataract: A Retrospective Study.
Kooshki AM, Kooshki AM, Yaseri M, Nouri L, Alipour F
Eye Contact Lens 2022 May 1;48(5):222-227. Epub 2022 Mar 24 doi: 10.1097/ICL.0000000000000885. PMID: 35333798
Oral reading after treatment of dense congenital unilateral cataract.
Birch EE, Cheng C, Vu C, Stager DR Jr
J AAPOS 2010 Jun;14(3):227-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2010.04.007. PMID: 20603057Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Analysis of age at detection and outcomes of dense unilateral congenital cataract surgery for children on the paediatric cataract register.
Wackerberg D, Nyström A, Haargaard B, Rosensvärd A, Tornqvist K, Borg L, Kugelberg M, Gyllén J, Magnusson G
Acta Paediatr 2023 Feb;112(2):277-285. Epub 2022 Nov 17 doi: 10.1111/apa.16591. PMID: 36366873Free PMC Article
Proteomic analysis of posterior capsular plaques in congenital unilateral cataract.
Van Looveren J, Van Gerwen V, Schildermans K, Laukens K, Baggerman G, Tassignon MJ
Acta Ophthalmol 2018 Dec;96(8):e963-e969. Epub 2018 Oct 3 doi: 10.1111/aos.13782. PMID: 30280517
The Paediatric Cataract Register (PECARE): an overview of operated childhood cataract in Sweden and Denmark.
Magnusson G, Haargaard B, Basit S, Lundvall A, Nyström A, Rosensvärd A, Tornqvist K
Acta Ophthalmol 2018 Feb;96(1):51-55. Epub 2017 Jun 14 doi: 10.1111/aos.13497. PMID: 28612950
Oral reading after treatment of dense congenital unilateral cataract.
Birch EE, Cheng C, Vu C, Stager DR Jr
J AAPOS 2010 Jun;14(3):227-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2010.04.007. PMID: 20603057Free PMC Article
Early treatment of congenital unilateral cataract minimizes unequal competition.
Birch EE, Stager D, Leffler J, Weakley D
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1998 Aug;39(9):1560-6. PMID: 9699545

Diagnosis

Sensory Strabismus; A Literature Review.
Khorrami-Nejad M, Alghurab A, Akbari MR, Azizi E, Masoomian B
J Binocul Vis Ocul Motil 2024 Jan-Mar;74(1):32-40. Epub 2024 Feb 29 PMID: 38421248
Analysis of age at detection and outcomes of dense unilateral congenital cataract surgery for children on the paediatric cataract register.
Wackerberg D, Nyström A, Haargaard B, Rosensvärd A, Tornqvist K, Borg L, Kugelberg M, Gyllén J, Magnusson G
Acta Paediatr 2023 Feb;112(2):277-285. Epub 2022 Nov 17 doi: 10.1111/apa.16591. PMID: 36366873Free PMC Article
Oral reading after treatment of dense congenital unilateral cataract.
Birch EE, Cheng C, Vu C, Stager DR Jr
J AAPOS 2010 Jun;14(3):227-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2010.04.007. PMID: 20603057Free PMC Article
Early treatment of congenital unilateral cataract minimizes unequal competition.
Birch EE, Stager D, Leffler J, Weakley D
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1998 Aug;39(9):1560-6. PMID: 9699545
The critical period for surgical treatment of dense congenital unilateral cataract.
Birch EE, Stager DR
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1996 Jul;37(8):1532-8. PMID: 8675395

Therapy

Early binocular visual experience may improve binocular sensory outcomes in children after surgery for congenital unilateral cataract.
Jeffrey BG, Birch EE, Stager DR Jr, Stager DR Sr, Weakley DR Jr
J AAPOS 2001 Aug;5(4):209-16. doi: 10.1067/mpa.2001.115591. PMID: 11507579
Outcome after very early treatment of dense congenital unilateral cataract.
Birch EE, Swanson WH, Stager DR, Woody M, Everett M
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1993 Dec;34(13):3687-99. PMID: 8258529

Prognosis

Analysis of age at detection and outcomes of dense unilateral congenital cataract surgery for children on the paediatric cataract register.
Wackerberg D, Nyström A, Haargaard B, Rosensvärd A, Tornqvist K, Borg L, Kugelberg M, Gyllén J, Magnusson G
Acta Paediatr 2023 Feb;112(2):277-285. Epub 2022 Nov 17 doi: 10.1111/apa.16591. PMID: 36366873Free PMC Article
Proteomic analysis of posterior capsular plaques in congenital unilateral cataract.
Van Looveren J, Van Gerwen V, Schildermans K, Laukens K, Baggerman G, Tassignon MJ
Acta Ophthalmol 2018 Dec;96(8):e963-e969. Epub 2018 Oct 3 doi: 10.1111/aos.13782. PMID: 30280517
Outcome after treatment of congenital unilateral cataract.
Lundvall A, Kugelberg U
Acta Ophthalmol Scand 2002 Dec;80(6):588-92. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2002.800606.x. PMID: 12485277
Early treatment of congenital unilateral cataract minimizes unequal competition.
Birch EE, Stager D, Leffler J, Weakley D
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1998 Aug;39(9):1560-6. PMID: 9699545
The critical period for surgical treatment of dense congenital unilateral cataract.
Birch EE, Stager DR
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1996 Jul;37(8):1532-8. PMID: 8675395

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