Research Article

Effect of Timing of Initial Cataract Surgery, Compliance to Amblyopia Therapy on Outcomes of Secondary Intraocular Lens Implantation in Chinese Children: A Retrospective Case Series

Table 1

Children’s demographics.

Characteristics

Sex
 Male65 (59.1%)
 Female45 (40.9%)
Laterality
 Bilateral76 (69.1%)
 Unilateral34 (30.9%)
Opacity type
 Partial opacity46 (41.8%)
 Total opacity64 (58.2%)
Compliance to amblyopia therapy
 None24 (21.8%)
 Poor27 (24.5%)
 Good59 (53.6%)
Median (min–max), age at cataract extraction, months7.5 (3.0–15.0)
Age at cataract extraction
 Median (min–max), low, months4.0 (3.0–5.0)
 Median (min–max), high, months9.0 (6.0–15.0)
Median (min–max), age at IOL implantation, months35.0 (22.0–184.0)
Mean (SD), follow-up time from IOL implantation, months99.3 (23.6)
Mean (SD), age at last follow-up, years12.6 (4.5)
Median (min–max), UCVA0.12 (0.01–1.00)
Median (min–max), BCVA0.20 (0.01–1.00)
Median (min–max), logMAR BCVA0.70 (0.00–2.00)

UCVA: uncorrected visual acuity; BCVA: best-corrected visual acuity.