#Congenital cataract in infants... If you are told that your newborn baby has a congenital cataract, this means that the eye's natural lens is cloudy instead of clear. Vision could be hampered to the extent that cataract surgery may be required for removal of your child's natural lens. Not all congenital cataracts require surgical removal, but many do... #When should child have cataract surgery?
- cataract surgery may need to be performed as soon as possible to ensure that vision is clear enough to allow normal development of your baby's vision system. Some experts say the optimal time to intervene and remove a visually significant congenital cataract from an infant's eye is between the ages of 6 weeks to 3 months. Mostly an artificial lens should not be surgically inserted in a baby's eye following cataract surgery because of concerns that normal eye growth and development might be hampered...
Eyeglasses may be prescribed to aid vision in lieu of an inserted artificial lens or contact lens... *What Causes Congenital Cataracts? Cataracts clouding the eye's natural lens usually are associated with aging processes. But congenital cataracts occur in newborn babies for many reasons that can include inherited tendencies, infection, metabolic problems, diabetes, trauma, inflammation or drug reactions... Congenital cataracts also can occur when, during pregnancy, the mother develops infections such as measles or rubella (the most common cause), rubeola, chicken pox, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, poliomyelitis, influenza, Epstein-Barr virus, syphilis and toxoplasmosis.
Older babies and children also can be diagnosed with cataracts, known as pediatric cataracts, for similar reasons...
eyes are the delicate part of our body.. take proper care because the only thing worse then being blind is having sight but no vision... take care.
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Jayashri G
Thanks for sharing dear.. <font color ="#3b5998"><b> @61321b91c71eba0013440537 </b></font>.., v all are here... for u <u>n</u> our rockstar...
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sonam patel
thank you <font color ="#3b5998"><b> @60eb9b9f8c243b0013a37d7a </b></font>.. :-)
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Rakhi Puri
<font color ="#3b5998"><b> @61321b91c71eba0013440537 </b></font> thanks for sharing 😘 God bless us all and mums like you who share their experience to help and inspire others
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sonam patel
thank you guys for all your love, blessings and support... but this time I want you all to spread this message... as my child is almost doing good... I want you all to spread awareness..so that if any of our child suffers such parents dnt panic much...and treatment is done in right manner... eye is such a delicate organ and it should b taken proper care of.
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