Medically reviewed by Andrew Greenberg, MD It is a common belief that cataracts only occur in the eyes of older people. However, babies and children can be born with cataracts, or they may develop ...

The baby boy, born prematurely at just 31 weeks and weighing 1.05 kg, was diagnosed with bilateral mature congenital cataracts, a rare condition that severely impairs vision due to clouding of the ...