Hiatt R L
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, USA.
Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 1998;96:475-515; discussion 515-7.
Over a period of 10 years, 160 children with cataracts underwent operation at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, Memphis. The surgical, optical, and psychosocial rehabilitation of these patients was analyzed and studied. The optical rehabilitation included patients with glasses, intraocular lens implants, epikeratophakia, and contact lenses. Seventy three of these patients were chosen at random and reevaluated as to visual outcome, and 46 were subjected to a psychosocial test to evaluate their quality of life and their rehabilitation. Eighteen of these were also given a psychosocial test to evaluate the quality of life enjoyed by these children at an older age following treatment for the cataract. Surgical, optical, and psychosocial rehabilitation of such children is also discussed. This is the first report of the psychological evaluation of such children. The further needs of these children as they approach adulthood are discussed in detail.
在10年的时间里，160名患有白内障的儿童在孟菲斯的田纳西大学医学中心接受了手术。对这些患者的手术、视力和心理社会康复情况进行了分析和研究。视力康复包括佩戴眼镜、植入人工晶状体、角膜表层镜片术和佩戴隐形眼镜的患者。随机挑选了其中73名患者重新评估视力结果，46名患者接受了心理社会测试以评估他们的生活质量和康复情况。其中18名患者还接受了心理社会测试，以评估这些儿童在白内障治疗后的晚年所享有的生活质量。还讨论了此类儿童的手术、视力和心理社会康复。这是此类儿童心理评估的首份报告。详细讨论了这些儿童成年后的进一步需求。
