266 eyes were examined by the slit lamp 24 hours after uncomplicated intracapsular cataract extraction. An unexpectedly high incidence of 15% macroscopic hypopyons was found with a further 13% showing a trace. Possible aetiological irritative factors were investigated by individual exclusion, but did not materially alter the incidence. All the hypopyons spontaneously and rapidly regressed witho...

as the stage next to that of corneal section and iridectomy in the extraction of a hard cataract; and I believe that this rule is invariably followed by the ophthalmic surgeons of the present day. The modification I propose, and have adopted in all my late cases, is to tear the capsule of the lens as the first preliminary step in the operation for extraction of cataract. The advantages accruing...

PURPOSE To estimate the long-term cumulative risk of retinal detachment (RD) after cataract extraction. METHODS Using the resources of the Rochester Epidemiology Project, we retrospectively identified all residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota, who had cataract extraction from 1980 through 2004 (10,256 cataract extractions in 7,137 residents) and were diagnosed with RD. The observed probabili...

IMPORTANCE Smoking is a risk factor for cataract development, but the effect of smoking cessation on the risk of cataract is uncertain. OBJECTIVE To examine the association between smoking cessation and the risk of cataract extraction. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A total of 44,371 men, participating in the Cohort of Swedish Men, aged 45 to 79 years, who in 1997 completed a self-admini...