A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye. The lens sits behind the pupil and helps to focus light inside the eye. About 1 in 10,000 children are born with a cataract. If a cataract is present at birth, it must be removed surgically at an early age or amblyopia (lazy eye) will stop visual development in that eye. Dr. Morrison is an expert in pediatric cataract surgery, having participated in the first randomized trial of using this type of surgery in infants. Even after surgery, children with a cataract must be aggressively managed for amblyopia and glaucoma.
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Writing Committee for the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (PEDIG), Repka MX, Dean TW, Kraker RT, Bothun ED, Morrison DG, Lambert SR, Stahl ED, Wallace DK. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2019 May 16. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2019.1220. Outcomes of Unilateral Cataracts in Infants and Toddlers 7 to 24 Months of Age: Toddler Aphakia and Pseudophakia Study (TAPS). Bothun ED, Wilson ME, Traboulsi EI, Diehl NN, Plager DA, Vanderveen DK, Freedman SF, Yen KG, Weil NC, Loh AR, Morrison D, Anderson JS, Lambert SR; Toddler Aphakia and Pseudophakia Study Group (TAPS). Ophthalmology. 2019 Mar 14. pii: S0161-6420(18)33071-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.03.011.
Outcomes of Bilateral Cataracts Removed in Infants 1 to 7 Months of Age Using the Toddler Aphakia and Pseudophakia Treatment Study Registry. Bothun ED, Wilson ME, Vanderveen DK, Plager DA, Freedman SF, Trivedi RH, Traboulsi EI, Anderson JS, Loh AR, Yen KG, Weil NC, Morrison D, Lambert SR. Ophthalmology. 2019 Nov 9. pii: S0161-6420(19)32214-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.10.039.
Visual Acuity and Ophthalmic Outcomes in the Year After Cataract Surgery Among Children Younger Than 13 Years. Writing Committee for the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (PEDIG), Repka MX, Dean TW, Kraker RT, Bothun ED, Morrison DG, Lambert SR, Stahl ED, Wallace DK. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2019 Jul 1;137(7):817-824. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2019.1220.
Outcomes of Unilateral Cataracts in Infants and Toddlers 7 to 24 Months of Age: Toddler Aphakia and Pseudophakia Study (TAPS). Bothun ED, Wilson ME, Traboulsi EI, Diehl NN, Plager DA, Vanderveen DK, Freedman SF, Yen KG, Weil NC, Loh AR, Morrison D, Anderson JS, Lambert SR; Toddler Aphakia and Pseudophakia Study Group (TAPS). Ophthalmology. 2019 Aug;126(8):1189-1195. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.03.011. Epub 2019 Mar 14.
