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Cataracts caused by trauma present many unknowns due to the varied nature and severity of the injury. In a child, prompt and appropriate surgical and postoperative management may affect vision for a lifetime. With children, the exact mechanism and timing of the injury is not always known. In addition, children may be difficult to examine and office procedures are often impossible. Careful planning should result in the fewest number of procedures to limit exposure to general anesthesia and maximize long-term visual potential. Lens selection is more complex in children with post-traumatic cataracts and is influenced by the age of the patient, capsular support, and the extent of other ocular injuries.
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Davidson, J.D., Mohr, S.M. (2020). IOL Placement in the Setting of Trauma. In: Kraus, C. (eds) Pediatric Cataract Surgery and IOL Implantation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38938-3_20
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