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Br J Ophthalmol 92:1112-1116 doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.134619
  • Original Article
    • Clinical science

Postcataract surgery outcome in a series of infants and children with Down syndrome

Table 2 Refractive and visual outcome
Patient no Initial postoperative refractive error (D) Last postoperative refractive error (D) Change in refractive error Initial postoperative visual acuity Final postoperative visual acuity
Aphakic postoperative refractive error and visual acuity
    1 +20 +10.25 −9.75 Not documented 6/14 FCPL BEO
6/36 FCPL R
6/36 FCPL L
    2 +10.5 +9.5 −1.0 Not documented CSM followed up in another unit
+12 +9.5 −2.5 Not documented CSM followed up in another unit
    6 +15.5 +4.5 −11.0 6/24 BEO Kays pictures 6/19 Snellen
+13.25 +7.0 −6.25 6/24+2 Snellen
    13 +19 +8 −11 6/18 SG 6/36 Allen
+19 +8 −11 6/18 SG 6/12 Allen
    14 AE
+8.25 +6.0 −1.75 CUSUM ?6/12 SG
    15 +16 +4 −12.0 CUSUM PL
+15 +3.5 −11.5 6/18 Kays pictures
    16 +20 +7 −13 Not documented CUSM
+20 +7 −13 Not documented CUSM
    17 +8.5 +3 −5.5 Not documented F+F
Buphthalmos Not documented PL
    18 Microphthalmia UCUSUM PHPV
Pseudophakic postoperative refractive change and visual acuity
    3 +8 +1.25 −6.75 3/60 BEO FCPL 6/18 Kays pictures
+8 +0.50 −7.50 6/18 Kays pictures
    4 +4 −9.5 −13.5 F+F 6/9 Kays pictures
+0.50 −3.5 −4 F+F 6/9 Kays pictures
    5 +2 +0.50 −1.5 6/12 logMAR 6/9 SG
+2 +1.00 −1.0 6/12 logMAR 6/15 SG
    7 +4 −19 −23 CSM 3/6 Kays pictures
+5.75 −18 −24 CSM 3/12 Kays pictures
    8 +2.25 −8 −10.25 6/24 BEO FCPL 6/30 FCPL
+1 −8 −9 6/30 FCPL
    9 −0.25 +0.75 +1.00 Not documented CSM
0 1 +1.00 Not documented CSM
    10 +2.5 −5.25 −7.75 Fixing and following BE 6/12 Kays pictures
+2.25 −3.75 −6 6/12 Kays pictures
    11 +2.5 +1.00 −1.5 6/12 Kays pictures 6/18 SG
+2.5 +1.75 −0.75 6/12 Kays pictures 6/18 SG
    12 +7.5 −4.00 −11.50 6/130 FCPL 6/12 Kays pictures
  • AE, artificial eye; BEO, both eyes open; CSM, central steady and maintained; CUSM, central unsteady and maintained; CUSUM, central unsteady and unmaintained; D, dioptres; FCPL, forced choice preferential looking; L, left eye; PL, perception of light; R, right eye; SG, Sheridan Gardiner; UCUSUM, uncentral unsteady and unmaintained.

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