Congenital cataracts can be treated in adulthood, but due to the large impact on vision and eye position, the recovery of vision may only remain at the level of vision at the time of correction.
The treatment of congenital cataracts, the timing and type of clinical surgery is still controversial, but this condition needs to be dealt with as early as possible. As children are at a critical stage of visual development, once the optimal timing for surgery and correction of congenital cataracts is missed, the abnormal visual experience can lead to severe amblyopia strabismus, etc. Surgery after this point will have limited effect on vision enhancement.
For congenital cataracts that are not treated surgically at an early age, and for which surgery is performed after reaching adulthood, postoperative visual acuity may be very poor, and may have progressed to severe amblyopia that is difficult to correct, or may even show signs of dominant strabismus. Although cataract surgery is possible at this time, it is primarily an improvement in appearance.
It is important to treat congenital cataracts as early as possible, as well as to manage complications such as strabismus and amblyopia in a timely manner, so that surgery and correction can be performed at the right time, which will have a greater benefit on the outcome of the treatment and the improvement of the quality of life.