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Benyunes, M.C., Sullivan, K.M., Deeg, H.J., Motomi, M., Meyer, W., Fisher, L., et al. (1995) Cataracts after Bone Marrow Transplantation: Long Term Follow-Up of Adults Treated with Fractionated Total Body Irradiation. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 32, 661-670.
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• TITLE: Outcome of Pediatric Cataract Surgery in Patients Who Have Undergone Bone Marrow Transplantation

  AUTHORS: Ariel Chen, Kimberly G Yen

  KEYWORDS: Pediatric Cataract, Pediatric Cataract Surgery, Bone Marrow Transplant

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol.8 No.1, February 26, 2018

  ABSTRACT: Purpose: Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) and pre-treatment conditioning increases the risk of developing pediatric cataracts. We present the outcome of cataract surgery in children who have had BMT. Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart study with 15 BMT patients (28 eyes) who underwent cataract extraction between 2002 and 2012. Outcome measures include change in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and complications. Results: 7 (47%) patients had acute lymphoid leukemia, 3 (20%) had acute myeloid leukemia, 2 (13%) had myelodysplastic syndrome, 1 (7%) had Fanconi anemia, 1 (7%) had juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia, and 1 (7%) had adrenoleukodystrophy. Patients received BMT at a mean age of 3.9 ± 1.6 years. 12 (80%) patients received total body irradiation (TBI) and 3 of these 12 received cranial irradiation in addition to TBI; one (7%) received only cranial irradiation. Total body irradiation included head and eye exposure. Mean age of cataract surgery was 9.1 ± 2.3 years; mean follow-up was 55.9 ± 45.1 months. All cataracts were of posterior subcapsular subtype. Mean BCVA improved from 0.7 ± 0.4 logMAR to 0.3 ± 0.5 logMAR (p Conclusions: Children with history of BMT have a predisposition of developing posterior subcapsular cataracts and have a high rate of visually significant PCO if the posterior capsule is left intact at the time of cataract surgery.