Congenital Cataracts Consultant360 Leff m, robbins sl. congenital cataracts. consultant. 2016;56 (3):275 276. a 4559 g boy was born postterm, at 42 weeks and 3 days’ gestation, to a primiparous 26 year old mother via cesarean delivery secondary to failure to progress after postdates induction. within a few hours of birth, the neonate was noted to have bilateral leukokoria. Cataract development is often the result of altered lens metabolism, altered lens structure, and environmentally induced changes. 1,4 most cataracts arise due to aging of the crystalline lens, although other causes of cataracts include congenital causes, trauma, systemic disease, and toxicity. 5 7. anatomy and physiology of the human lens.
The Aging Crystalline Lens A Review Of Cataracts Consultant360 Infections during pregnancy: if a pregnant person develops certain infections during pregnancy, the baby can be born with cataracts. rubella is one of the most important causes of childhood cataracts. but other infections during pregnancy — like chickenpox, cytomegalovirus (cmv), and even influenza — can cause congenital cataracts. Consultant360 • march 2016 • consultant 275 photoclinic congenital cataracts michelle leff, md, and shira l. robbins, md university of california, san diego a 4559 g boy was born postterm, at 42 weeks and 3 days’ gestation, to a primiparous 26 year old mother via cesar. Introduction and epidemiology. in children, cataract causes more visual disability than any other form of treatable blindness. children with untreated, visually significant cataracts face a lifetime of blindness at tremendous quality of life and socioeconomic costs to the child, the family, and the society. more than 200,000 children are blind. Key takeaways. congenital cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye that is present at birth. causes of congenital cataract can include genetic factors, infections during pregnancy, and metabolic disorders. risk factors for congenital cataract include family history of cataracts, maternal age, and certain medical conditions like diabetes.
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