Abstract:

Pediatric cataract is one of the leading of childhood blindness, and can be treated surgically. However, the pediatric cataract surgical procedure is different from that of adult cataract due to the not well developed anatomical structures in children. Furthermore, pediatric cataract patients usually have other ocular abnormities, which also result in the high incidence of postoperative complications, such as postoperative inflammatory reaction, iris synechiae, postoperative high intraocular pressure and glaucoma, posterior capsule opacification, etc. Signs and symptoms of postoperative complications in pediatric cataract patients are relatively insidious and tend to be misdiagnosed, severely impacting the surgical effectiveness and even leading to the second-blindness. Therefore, we should pay high attention to the prevention of postoperative complications of pediatric cataract patients. Construction of professional pediatric ophthalmologist team, standardization of diagnosis and treatment, improvement of surgical techniques, and timely treatment of postoperative complications are all beneficial to improve the therapeutic effect of pediatric cataract surgery and decrease the incidence of childhood blindness and low vision. (Ophthalmol CHN,  2016，25： 73-75）

Key words: pediatric cataract, postoperative complications, blindness；low vision