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Leonard B. Nelson, MD; Joseph H. Calhoun, MD; John W. Simon, MD; Robison D. Harley, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 1985;103(12):1842-1843.

Abstract
• We studied five patients with the unusual and insidious progression of congenital anterior polar cataracts during childhood. All five children ultimately required surgery. In two children the progressive opacification occurred in posterior portions of the lens and was inapparent to parents. We therefore recommend a regular and careful follow-up of all children with anterior polar cataracts.

Author Affiliations
From the Pediatric Ophthalmology Services, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia (Drs Nelson, Calhoun, and Harley) and Albany (NY) Medical College (Dr Simon).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Aug 14, 1985.

Reprint requests to Pediatric Ophthalmology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Ninth and Walnut streets, Philadelphia, PA 19107 (Dr Nelson).

This work was made possible in part by a grant from Fight For Sight Inc, New York, to the Fight For Sight Children's Eye Center of Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, by the National Institute of Health, National Eye Institute training grant EY 070370, and an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, New York.

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