UNASSIGNED: PurposeTo study the visual outcomes of congenital and developmental @entity231 surgery and determine variables for presentation for pediatric @entity231 surgery in KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa.MethodsCare-givers of @entity1 presenting with @entity231 to a quaternary centre were asked when they first detected the condition. The reasons for delay between detection and surgery were studied. The @entity1 underwent a comprehensive eye examination and then appropriate surgery. They were prospectively followed up for 3 months and visual acuity and stereopsis were noted. Delay in presentation for surgery and visual outcomes were co-related with demographic and clinical factors.ResultsEighty-three non-traumatic @entity231 surgeries in 50 @entity1 were studied. Twenty-six (52%) were males, mean age was 3 years 10 months (SD 3yrs 4 months). The mean delay between identification and surgery was 20.7 months (SD 18 months). Twenty-six (52%) @entity1 had >15 months interval between diagnosis and surgery. Only mother's occupation was significantly associated with delay (P=0.017). Post-surgery 17/69 (24.7%) had visual acuity >= 6/18, 20/69 (29.0%) had vision between 6/24-6/60, whereas 32/69 (46.3%) had visual acuity  <=6/60. The final vision was associated with age (P=0.031), delay between diagnosis and surgery (P<0.001), type of surgery (P=0.046) and preoperative vision (P<0.001).ConclusionAlthough the @entity1 's vision improved substantially, a longer follow-up and amblyopia treatment would be necessary to optimize the visual outcome, which depended on age and preoperative vision. Health promotion activities aimed at mothers are important in improving visual outcomes.Eye advance online publication, 27 November 2015; doi:10.1038/eye.2015.211.

Surgery for sight: outcomes of congenital and developmental XXXX operated in Durban, South Africa.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children'] @entity231 :: ('MESH:D002386', 'Disease') :: ['cataract']
@entity231 :: (MESH:D002386,Disease) :: ['cataracts']
