How to treat congenital cataracts in children

Children with congenital cataract, if the condition is very mild usually do not need to intervene, close observation can be, if the condition is serious, need to be early surgical treatment. Congenital cataracts are associated with genetic factors, intrauterine infections, and damage from toxic and radioactive substances during the embryonic developmental stage, which can lead to clouding of the child’s lens. Mild cases will not affect vision, only found clouding in the lens during physical examination, no treatment is needed, and close observation of changes in the condition is sufficient. Severe patients may seriously affect the development of visual function, once found to be as early as possible for treatment, can be surgically removed turbid lens and implanted transparent IOLs, not implanted IOLs, but also need to refractive correction and visual acuity training, prevention and treatment of amblyopia. The child should go to the ophthalmology department of the hospital as soon as possible for examination, and be treated by the doctor after a clear diagnosis.