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Improving outcomes in congenital cataract

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ARISING FROM H. Lin et al. Nature 531, 323–328 (2016); doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/nature17181

Lens regeneration after cataract surgery in infants is a clinical phenomenon with which paediatric ophthalmologists battle. Lin et al.1 reported a novel surgical technique that aimed to convert this post-operative complication into an alternative therapy for children aged under 24 months. However, the early outcomes reported in the experimental group fall short of outcomes achievable through conventional treatment in this population. As the authors offer no comment or explanation for this discrepancy, this new approach cannot be considered effective or safe for affected children. There is a Reply to this Comment by Liu, Y. et al. Nature 556, https://doi.org/10.1038/nature26150 (2018).

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  1. Lifecourse Epidemiology and Biostatistics Section, Population, Policy and Practice Programme, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK

    Ameenat Lola Solebo & Jugnoo S. Rahi

  2. Great Ormond Street Hospital/Institute of Child Heath NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK

    Ameenat Lola Solebo & Jugnoo S. Rahi

  3. Moorfields Eye Hospital and Institute of Ophthalmology NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK

    Ameenat Lola Solebo & Jugnoo S. Rahi

  4. Ulverscroft Vision Research Group, University College London Institute of Child Health, London, UK

    Ameenat Lola Solebo & Jugnoo S. Rahi

  5. King’s College Hospital London, Academic Section of Ophthalmology, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, St Thomas’s Hospital Campus, London, UK

    Christopher J. Hammond

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Solebo, A., Hammond, C. & Rahi, J. Improving outcomes in congenital cataract. Nature 556, E1–E2 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature26148

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