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Groups were classified according to their age at surgery: group I (age &lt;3), II (3\u2264 age &lt;6), III (6\u2264 age &lt;9), and IV (age \u22659). The myopic shift, axial growth, and corneal curvature changes were compared between the pseudophakic eyes and the fellow phakic eyes.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>During 7.81 \u00b1 4.39 years, the overall myopic shift (D) and the rate of myopic shift (D\/year) were significantly higher at -3.25 \u00b1 3.21 D and -0.45 \u00b1 0.44 D\/year in the pseudophakic eyes than -1.78 \u00b1 2.10 D and -0.22 \u00b1 0.29 D\/year in the fellow phakic eyes (P = 0.01, 0.004). Group I (-1.14 \u00b1 0.66 vs -0.02 \u00b1 0.45 D\/year) and group II (-0.63 \u00b1 0.37 vs -0.31 \u00b1 0.29 D\/year) showed significantly higher rate of myopic shift in the pseudophakic eyes than in the phakic eyes. The rate of myopic shift in the pseudophakic eyes decreased in the older age groups (P = 0.001). There was no significant between-eye difference in the changes in axial length and keratometric values postoperatively.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Following unilateral cataract surgery, a significant postoperative myopic shift was noticed in the pseudophakic eyes compared to the fellow phakic eyes in groups under 6 years old. 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