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 and a method of extraction will be described which the author has found satisfactory in over a thousand cases. Safety and simplicity have been the objectives. The method of opening the eye is simple and can be standardized so that it can be used for glaucoma operations (with a flap), open capsulectomies, or any operation in which an opening into the anterior chamber is required.