A child has got a congenital cataract in one eye involving the visual axis. When should the child be operated ?: (A) Immediately, (B) At 2 months of age, (C) At 1 year of age when the globe becomes normal sized, (D) After 4 years when entire ocular and orbital growth becomes normal
Answer is A. Presence of dense cataract present at bih is an indication for urgent surgical management to prevent amblyopia. Ref: CURRENT Diagnosis and Treatment: Surgery, 13th Edition, Chapter 37; Comprehensive Ophthalmology By AK Khurana, 4th Edition, Page 174.