Reply: Pediatric traumatic cataract: Maximizing the surgical outcome

摘要

We agree with Drs. Shukhija and Ram's statement about lensectomy and vitrectomy not being a preferred method, but in the literature variable views exist about the preferred method of traumatic pediatric cataract surgery in children younger than 2 years. When this study was done in 2002 and 2003, lensectory was still a widely popular method. As mentioned, we do not use it routinely but lensectomy is the preferred method in cases of soft and fluffy or other cataract in which vitreous was confirmed or suspected to have prolapsed into the lens. Lensectomy is very safe and can be combined with IOL implantation on retained anterior capsule.2;3