THE INTRA-CAPSULAR EXTRACTION OF CATARACT WITH FORCEPS: IS ITS USE JUSTIFIABLE?

Intra-capsular Expression of Cataract.

To the ophthalmologist all the world over the operative treatment of cataract is a subject of never-ceasing interest. In the East, and particularly in India, it forms, to many surgeons, qualified and unqualified, specialist and not, all or most of ophthalmology. Much has been, and will continue to be, written onl the subject so long as it retains a place in ophthalmic surgery. The observations ...

Is Cataract Couching Ever Justifiable?

Sir,?That almost diametrically opposite opinions as to the results of " couching" in India should be held by Majors Maynard and Smith is striking. The question at issue is an important one and we need accuracy. The former officer in a carefully worked out paper gives 46 per cent of good vision after an interval of five years, the latter does not quote figures but states that the vast majority o...

Is Cataract Couching Ever Justifiable?

reproduce my paper criticised therein which appeared in the Ophthalmic Review, Vol. XXII, April, 1903. In the Ophthalmoscope for December 1904, in a brief notice of Major Smith's paper I came across the following paragraph, but though objecting to its inferences I decided to take 110 notice of it. "Smith is, therefore, of opinion (despite the views recently expressed by Power, Maynard and other...

Cataract extraction complicated by capsular glaucoma.

Synechiae involving the iris pigment epithelium and the peripheral anterior lens capsule occur in capsular glaucoma. During cataract extraction they may bring about traction on the capsule threatening its rupture. The ultrastructural basis of these adhesions is a bonding of pigment cells to capsular surface by pseudoexfoliative material.

Is There Still a Place for Intra-capsular Cataract Extraction or should it be Relegated to the History Books?