[Implantations of posterior chamber intraocular lenses in children with monocular cataracts].

Extracapsular cataract extractions with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantations were performed on 43 eyes with monocular cataracts in children including 35 cases of traumatic and 8 cases of congenital cataracts. 65.7% of eyes with traumatic cataracts and 25% of eyes with congenital cataracts achieved postoperative corrected visual acuities of > or = 0.5. It has been found that children have good tolerance to posterior chamber intraocular lens and no serious ocular complications, such as persistent uveitis, bullous keratopathy, or secondary glaucoma were seen. The main factors influencing the visual acuity are opacification of the posterior lens capsule and amblyopia. Their methods of prevention and treatment were discussed.