Speedwell L, Russell-Eggitt I
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, England, UK.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 1995 Mar-Apr;32(2):94-7. doi: 10.3928/0191-3913-19950301-08.
The early development of vision in an eye with a dislocated lens is often poor, leading to disappointing postoperative results due to amblyopia. A retrospective review of the best corrected visual acuity of 49 eyes of 27 children with ectopia lentis, who were rendered aphakic either spontaneously or by lensectomy, showed a gradual improvement. Nineteen eyes achieved an early postoperative acuity of 6/12 or better. Of the remaining 30 eyes, 21 were followed up for 1 or more years. During this period, an improvement of two or more Snellen visual acuity lines was noted in all but one of the eyes.
