Femtosecond laser-assisted anterior and posterior capsulotomies in children with persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous

J Cataract Refract Surg. 2020 Apr;46(4):497-502. doi: 10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000000139.

Abstract

Anterior and posterior capsulotomies were performed in 12 eyes of 12 patients (age range 3 months to 6 years) with congenital cataracts and primary persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV) syndrome using a femtosecond laser. The procedure was performed in 8 eyes with PHPV severity level 1 and 4 eyes with severity level 2 (Sudovsky classification). Surgeries were performed at the Kaluga branch of the S. Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Federal State Institution, Russia. Postoperative follow-up was between 8 months and 36 months. The use of a low-energy femtosecond laser-assisted posterior capsulotomy in this pediatric population provided safe and predictable results with a reduced number of intraocular manipulations, and reduced the risk for complications.

MeSH terms

  • Anterior Capsule of the Lens / surgery*
  • Cataract / congenital
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Electroretinography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Intraocular Pressure / physiology
  • Lens Implantation, Intraocular*
  • Male
  • Microscopy, Acoustic
  • Operative Time
  • Ophthalmoscopy
  • Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous / complications*
  • Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous / surgery
  • Phacoemulsification*
  • Posterior Capsulotomy / methods*
  • Pseudophakia / physiopathology
  • Visual Acuity / physiology