Authors
Davydov A.O., Sarycheva K.E., Taevere M.R., Osokin I.G.
S.N. Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Federal State Institution of the Russian Ministry of Health, Moscow
Abstract
Intermediate uveitis often occurs asymptomatically, and children tend to underestimate changes in vision until the first complications appear, leading to a prolonged course of the disease without treatment. The formation of opacities in the lens is one of the most common complications of uveitis in children that require surgical intervention. However, lens opacification is often considered in isolation from other changes in the eye, which in turn defines the goal of the surgery as achieving a quick functional result. At the same time, one of the complications of intermediate chronic uveitis, existing alongside cataract, is the cyclitic membrane, which is an important factor in determining the strategy for surgical treatment. This article presents a clinical case of treating complications of uveitis in a child, where the intervention strategy aimed to minimize the number of complications in the future despite the delayed functional outcome.
Keywords: Pediatric uveitis; intermediate uveitis; cataract; cyclitic membrane; case report.
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