Case series of 12 children with progressive axial myopia following unilateral cataract extraction

Abstract

Purpose: We report the occurrence of unilateral progressive axial myopia ipsilaterally in a retrospective analysis of 12 childrenfollowing uniocular cataract surgery. Methods: A retrospective analysis of the case records of children who had developed progressive ipsilateral axial myopia following unilateral cataract surgery was done. Follow-up rangedfrom 4 years to 14 years. Results: Twelve children, 7 male and 5 female, were eligible for the study. Mean age at the time of cataract surgery was 6.7 ± 2.5 years (range, 4-11 years) and follow-up period was 7.8 ± 3.1 years (range, 4-14 years). Ten children (83.3%) had traumatic cataracts of which 8 had undergone repair of penetrating eye injurie..