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Traumatic Cataract: A Review

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Traumatic cataract is one of the important causes of blindness following ocular trauma either with open or close globe. Visual outcome is unpredictable as it is not only the lens that determines it. There is no standard classification, investigations, or treatment guidelines for the same. There are controversies regarding predictive models; we would like to highlight these controversies and try to reach certain guidelines which may help clinician to manage traumatic cataracts.

A number of issues regarding the management of traumatic cataract remain unresolved. The high risk of amblyopia and intraocular inflammation as well as strong vitreoretinal adhesions in the pediatric age group requires management based on different principles. Prospective, controlled clinical studies of OGI are not possible. This article reviews pertinent data regarding these management issues and controversies, and provides recommendations for treatment based on the available published data and the authors’ personal experience.

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Abbreviations

BETTS:

Birmingham Trauma Terminology systems

IOL:

Intraocular lens

IOP:

Intraocular pressure

OGI:

Open globe injury

OTS:

Ocular trauma score

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    Mark A. Babizhayev

  2. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Truhlsen Eye Institute, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Developmental Biology of Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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Shah, M., Shah, S. (2015). Traumatic Cataract: A Review. In: Babizhayev, M., Li, DC., Kasus-Jacobi, A., Žorić, L., Alió, J. (eds) Studies on the Cornea and Lens. Oxidative Stress in Applied Basic Research and Clinical Practice. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1935-2_21

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