Treatment of congenital cataract is –
Extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with primary posterior capsulectomy and anterior vitrectomy is the procedure of choice (via limbal or pars plana approach). This is done by phacoemulsification.
The needling operation (which was performed in the past) is now obsolete.
Needing and aspiration
Intracapsular extraction
Extracapsular extraction
Cryotherapy