The gender issue in congenital and developmental cataract surgery.

摘要: Purpose: To describe the demographic pattern of congenital cataract surgery at a referral ophthalmology center in Iran and to evaluate any possible difference between genders. Methods: Subjects aged 15 years or less scheduled for were enrolled this cross-sectional study. Data was retrieved from electronic medical records according ICD-10 coding system. Age proportion operations by sex main parameters interest. We employed analysis covariance compare age logistic regression obtain trend number procedures boys girls. Results: Overall, 314 performed during study period, 55 (17.5%) which related second eye surgery. Operated eyes belonged male subjects 172 (54.8%) cases female 142 (45.2%) cases. Mean operation both first 3.2±3.0 overall, 3.1±2.9 versus 3.4±3.0 girls boys, respectively (P= 0.62). Surgery before one year 33.2% 5 75% Among patients undergoing surgery, presented significantly later than (at 4.2±3.3 vs. 2.6±1.7 years, P= 0.012). Conclusion: The rate congenital/infantile almost 10% higher observed significant only regarding comprised 17.5% all operations. One third two thirds under five respectively.