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Visual axis opacification (VAO) after cataract surgery is commonly encountered in children, at a higher rate than that in adults. It may lead to amblyopia and hinders with the achievement of visual rehabilitation in pediatric cataract. For this reason, media assessment in the postoperative follow-up period becomes an important tool for early detection of any media opacification.
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Khokhar, S.K., Gupta, Y., Dhull, C. (2019). Visual Axis Opacification (VAO). In: Khokhar, S., Dhull, C. (eds) Atlas of Pediatric Cataract. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6939-1_15
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