What help and support is available?
As the parent of a child with (a) cataract(s) you will need to do a lot to make sure that your child is able to fulfil his or her potential. …
How will my child’s development be affected?
This is another ‘how long is a piece of string?’ question, but again it’s one that parents really want answered – and it’s an important one to get answered – …
Problems after surgery
Babies and children who have cataract surgery are much more likely to have problems (complications) afterwards than adults who have cataract surgery. This may in part be caused by other eye …
Correcting Vision After Cataract Surgery
When a cataract is removed, the whole lens of the eye is removed. The job of the lens is to focus (bend) the light coming into the eye so that …
What treatments are available?
Hospital visits You should get an appointment to see a Paediatric Ophthalmologist (an eye consultant who specialises in treating children) promptly if your child is thought to have a cataract, …
What will my child be able to see in the future?
This has to be the most difficult question to answer, but the one that parents really want answered, so we’ll try. The simple answer is that it could be anything …
What can my child see now?
If your child has a total cataract your child may be able to see just light and dark and maybe some colours. Not all congenital cataracts are totally opaque (like …
What causes childhood cataracts?
This is one of the two questions, along with ‘What will my child be able to see in the future?’ that every parent wants to know the answer to. For …
How do I know my child has a cataract?
The sooner cataracts are found, the better; many are picked up by newborn screening programs – before your baby is discharged from hospital he or she has been checked by …
What are cataracts?
The lens is disc shaped like a Smartie. It sits inside the eye, just behind the black pupil and the coloured iris, and normally in a child it is a …