[The therapeutical approach in the unilateral congenital cataract of the child].

The management of pediatric cataracts is, by far, more complex than the management of cataracts in adults and depends not only on deterioration of visual acuity, but also on the status of the other eye, the general health of the child, the motivation and the financial situation of the parents and last, but not least, on the surgeons' experience and skill, and the technical support. The therapeutically approach involves: the preoperative evaluation to establishes the indication and the timing of surgery the adaptation of the surgical technique for each case the choice of the aphakic correction the visual rehabilitation in the context of amblyopia management.