[Pars plana/plicata lensectomy with anterior vitrectomy in the treatment of complicated cataract in children].

Pars plana/plicata lensectomy with anterior vitrectomy was performed in a total of 16 eyes of 10 children with congenital cataract, microphthalmus, PHPV and other developmental anomalies and in three patients with complicated cataract due to chronic uveitis and in hydrophthalmus. The anatomical results of the operation are satisfactory, the functional results are limited in particular by the primary changes of the eyes and the child's age at extraction. An earlier diagnosis would be ensured by screening of the transparency of optic media in neonates.