[Chinese expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic cataract (2026)].

Traumatic cataract is a common complication of ocular trauma. The clinical management of traumatic cataract is highly challenged by the complexity of surgical decision-making due to concomitant ocular injury, substantial difficulty in the postoperative complication management, and inherent uncertainty of visual prognosis. In order to standardize and elevate the quality of medical care for patients with traumatic cataract across China, the China Ocular Trauma Society has reached a consensus based on a thorough review of domestic and international literature and extensive discussions. This consensus provides recommendations regarding the etiological mechanism, classification, clinical manifestations, preoperative assessment and management, optimal timing for surgery, and selection of surgical approaches of traumatic cataract, and intends to serve as an authoritative reference for ophthalmologists engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic cataract.