Reasons for late surgical treatment of patients with congenital cataracts

On the basis of the eye department of the TashPMI clinic, a retrospective study of the case
histories of 42 (84 eyes) patients with congenital cataracts was carried out. The age of the patients
ranged from 1 month to 13 years. All patients underwent a comprehensive clinical, ophthalmological, laboratory and instrumental examination and consultations of related specialists. The reasons for the late surgical treatment of children with congenital cataracts are: late diagnosis associated with clinical
forms of cataracts that are difficult to detect during external examination, the presence of concomitant somatic pathology, which is a contraindication to surgical treatment.