Table 3 Clinical characteristics in bilateral congenital cataracts.
| Patient no | Sex | R/L | Age at op (weeks) | IOL power (D) | Axial length (mm) | Refraction | Final visit (months postop) | Final postop acuity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First refraction | At 1 year | At 2 years | At 3 years | Final refraction | ||||||||
| 1 | M | R | 3 | 26.0 | 15.33 | 11.00 | 7.25 | 7.50 | 7.50 | 5.75 | 75 | 6/18 |
| 1 | M | L | 4 | 26.0 | 15.27 | 12.25 | 9.75 | 8.50 | 8.00 | 5.75 | 6/9 | |
| 4 | M | L | 8 | 28.0 | 17.50 | 5.75 | 6.00 | 4.50 | 3.50 | 0.75 | 75 | 6/18 |
| 4 | M | R | 10 | 28.0 | 18.00 | 4.50 | 5.50 | 4.25 | 1.75 | −2.50 | 2/60 | |
| 5 | M | L | 7 | 27.0 | 18.50 | 6.25 | 5.25 | 3.00 | 3.25 | 1.50 | 95 | 6/24 |
| 5 | M | R | 8 | 27.0 | 17.50 | 4.00 | 3.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 0.25 | 6/12 | |
| 9 | M | R | 9 | 27.0 | 15.84 | 10.50 | 10.00 | 8.75 | 7.75 | 6.00 | 82 | 6/36 |
| 9 | M | L | 23 | 26.0 | 15.97 | 12.00 | 11.50 | 10.25 | 10.50 | 9.25 | 6/24 | |
| 10 | M | L | 12 | 21.5 | 15.00 | 8.50 | 8.50 | 7.25 | 8.50 | 9.50 | 122 | 6/60 |
| 10 | M | R | 14 | 22.0 | 16.00 | 12.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 7.25 | 3.25 | 6/36 | |
| 12 | M | R | 27 | 23.0 | 21.02 | 7.00 | 8.00 | 6.75 | 4.75 | 2.00 | 125 | 6/18 |
| 12 | M | L | 28 | 23.0 | 20.90 | 7.00 | 8.50 | 4.25 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 6/36 | |
| 13 | M | R | 32 | 27.0 | 21.11 | −0.25 | −1.75 | −3.00 | −3.25 | −4.25 | 75 | 6/12 |
| 13 | M | L | 34 | 27.0 | 21.05 | 0.25 | −2.50 | −2.75 | −4.25 | −6.00 | 6/12 | |
| 18 | M | R | 3 | 26.0 | 17.00 | 5.50 | 2.75 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.75 | 60 | 6/12 |
| 18 | M | L | 4 | 26.0 | 17.00 | 7.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 5.50 | 4.50 | 6/60 | |
First operated eye listed first. Refractions are mean spherical equivalents. IOL power corrected for an “A” constant of 118.0.