However, babies and children can be born with cataracts, or they may develop them as they age. A congenital cataract causes ...

Some cases of cataracts, known as congenital cataracts, are inherited and may develop in babies or young children. However, most cataract cases relate to the natural process of aging and occur in ...

Causes: Cataracts in children can happen as a consequence of congenital factors, where some children are born with cataracts; developmental issues, or infections during pregnancy. Other reasons ...

Some children are born with cataracts if the lens did not form the way it should during the pregnancy. These congenital cataracts can be caused by a chromosomal problem like Down syndrome.

Surgically implanting lenses in the eyes of infants born with cataracts might increase the rate of surgical complications, said a Baylor College of Medicine eye specialist who took part in a study ...

Madison Artale’s world was darkening before it even began. Diagnosed with congenital cataracts at less than two months old, the baby — born in Bellevue, Nebraska, on Oct. 1 — was in danger ...

A 6-year-old boy has been successfully treated for congenital cataracts in both eyes in a single surgical session at Dr.

Children with congenital cataract in one eye are more likely to achieve nearly normal vision when their caregivers maintain consistent daily patching schedules in the first year after surgery ...

Although rare, children can also have cataracts. They can either be born with them, called congenital cataracts, or develop them later on. Cataracts in children can develop due to a complication ...

Parents of children with unilateral congenital cataracts (UCC) may wonder how long to patch and if extended periods of patching might impact their child’s development or cause undue stress for ...

In a remarkable medical achievement, Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital, Qamarwari, Srinagar, has successfully restored the sight of a ...