Krista R Kelly1, Sarah E Morale2, Serena X Wang3, David R Stager4, Eileen E Birch5. 1. Retina Foundation of the Southwest, Dallas, Texas. Electronic address: kkelly@rfsw.org. 2. Retina Foundation of the Southwest, Dallas, Texas. 3. Department of Ophthalmology, Children's Medical Center, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. 4. Pediatric Ophthalmology & Adult Strabismus, PA, Plano, Texas. 5. Retina Foundation of the Southwest, Dallas, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate fine motor ability in children treated for unilateral congenital or infantile cataract. METHODS: Twenty-three children 3-13 years of age who were treated for unilateral congenital or infantile cataract and 38 age-similar control children were enrolled. Children completed five fine motor skills tasks (unimanual dexterity, bimanual dexterity, drawing trail, aiming, catching) from the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2. Raw scores were converted into standardized scores, with higher scores indicating better performance. RESULTS: Compared with controls, children treated for unilateral cataract scored lower on drawing trail (P = 0.009), aiming (P = 0.009), and catching (P < 0.001) but not on unimanual (P = 0.77) or bimanual dexterity (P = 0.31). Poorer affected eye visual acuity was moderately related to poorer performance for unimanual dexterity (r = -0.47; P = 0.025), bimanual dexterity (r = -0.50; P = 0.014), and catching (r = -0.41; P = 0.051). Those with a poor visual outcome (>0.6 logMAR) had worse performance than those with a good visual outcome (≤0.6 logMAR) for all tasks (all P values, 0.008-0.09) except aiming. Cataract type (congenital, 9; infantile, 14) and sensory fusion by Worth 4-Dot testing at 33 cm (pass, 10; fail, 13) had no effect on fine motor performance (all P values, 0.12-0.98). CONCLUSIONS: In our study cohort, fine motor deficits were found in children treated for congenital or infantile unilateral cataract.
PURPOSE: To evaluate fine motor ability in children treated for unilateral congenital or infantile cataract. METHODS: Twenty-three children 3-13 years of age who were treated for unilateral congenital or infantile cataract and 38 age-similar control children were enrolled. Children completed five fine motor skills tasks (unimanual dexterity, bimanual dexterity, drawing trail, aiming, catching) from the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2. Raw scores were converted into standardized scores, with higher scores indicating better performance. RESULTS: Compared with controls, children treated for unilateral cataract scored lower on drawing trail (P = 0.009), aiming (P = 0.009), and catching (P < 0.001) but not on unimanual (P = 0.77) or bimanual dexterity (P = 0.31). Poorer affected eye visual acuity was moderately related to poorer performance for unimanual dexterity (r = -0.47; P = 0.025), bimanual dexterity (r = -0.50; P = 0.014), and catching (r = -0.41; P = 0.051). Those with a poor visual outcome (>0.6 logMAR) had worse performance than those with a good visual outcome (≤0.6 logMAR) for all tasks (all P values, 0.008-0.09) except aiming. Cataract type (congenital, 9; infantile, 14) and sensory fusion by Worth 4-Dot testing at 33 cm (pass, 10; fail, 13) had no effect on fine motor performance (all P values, 0.12-0.98). CONCLUSIONS: In our study cohort, fine motor deficits were found in children treated for congenital or infantile unilateral cataract.
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