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Early surgery and visual correction of an infant born with unilateral eye lens opacity

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A healthy neonate born with unilateral cataract was operated upon on Life Day 4. Visual correction and testing were initiated promptly. Resolution showed continuous improvement in the normal eye, with no improvement noted in the operated eye until adequate visual correction was provided. Following correction there was prompt marked improvement of visual resolution.

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Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA.

This research has been supported in part by Research Grant No. EY 01418 (to JME), National Eye Institue, NIH, Bethesda, Md.

This research has been supported in part by a research grant from the National Eye Institute (EY-01418, to JME) National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. The authors also wish to express their appreciation to Soft Lenses, Inc., of San Diego and the Bausch and Lomb Corp., Rochester, NY for their cooperation in supplying the necessary lens materials.

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Enoch, J.M., Rabinowicz, I.M. Early surgery and visual correction of an infant born with unilateral eye lens opacity. Doc Ophthalmol 41, 371–382 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00146767

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