Cataract extraction--an improved technique.

Some Points in the Modern Technique of Cataract Extraction.

Cataract Extraction in an English Population.

The epidemiology of cataract has attracted little attention. The definition of cataract is difficult enough to make surveys of its prevalence in populations of doubtful value. One partial solution is to consider only cataract of a degree sufficient to be operated upon. Fuchs (1960) has published figures showing a very wide variation in the proportions of patients with cataract admitted to vario...

An Improved Hemicorporectomy Technique

Background: The first attempted hemicorporectomy, also known as translumbar amputation (TLA), was reported in 1960. The first TLA with survival was performed in 1961. It is a lifesaving procedure initially designed for carefully selected patients with otherwise terminal cancer. The most common indications now are benign conditions such as chronic osteomyelitis of the pelvis in paraplegic patien...

Cataract Extraction without Iridectomy.

IN cataract surgery iridectomy or iridotomy has been done as a general rule since 1864, when von Mooren first introduced it (Bellows, 1944). Different types of iridectomies have been advocated by various surgeons. Chandler in 1890 suggested a pin-hole peripheral iridectomy (Knapp, 1947), and Harrington (1949) also concluded that peripheral iridectomy was better than a complete iridectomy. Kirby...

Simplified cataract extraction.

THERE are numerous techniques for the performance of cataract extraction and the literature is so vast that it is difficult to attempt to make any comprehensive references. The chief points of difference appear to be in the method of anaesthesia, the use of a conjunctival flap, and the method of making the incision and suturing the wound. A few brief notes will be made on each of these points a...