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Re: Congenital Cataracts

Posted on January 5, 2009, 5:42 pm by Dr Joan Hansen

Posted in Eye Conditions & Diseases

James wrote:

Our son is 26 years old. When he was a infant/9 months old, we discovered he had a cataract. They did not do the surgery. He does have peripheral vision. Have there been any advances on congenital cataracts? He has a newborn daughter, who has not been checked yet. Thanks

Dr Joan Hansen's response:

Dear James,

First I would encourage your son to have your grand-daughter checked immediately. Most Optometrists can do this for you though not all are comfortable seeing very small infants. Alternatively, she may need to see a pediatric Ophthalmologist and your Optometrist or family doctor can refer you to one of them, though it may take longer to get an appointment. Congential cataracts need to be removed in very young infants, if they are dense enough to block central vision. Removal of these dense congenital cataracts is something that cannot wait. In your son’s case, he may need to ask his eye doctor if his own cataract needs to be removed at this time.

Dr. Joan Hansen

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