Cataract is a total or partial clouding of the lens of the eye. It can be congenital or acquired. Cataract associated with the aging process (senile) is the most common type. Common symptoms include visual impairment which varies based on the type and the density of lens opacity. Cataracts etiology is varied and treatment is based on surgery. In patients with morgagnian cataract cortex liquefie...

IN about one-fifth of all cataracts that come to this hospital for extraction the lens capsule is slippery, so that when one tries to grip it with forceps by the conventional methods, the forceps slip and it is not possible to apply any traction. About 75 per cent. of these cases are Morgagnian cataracts and the rest are intumescent cortical senile cataracts. The technique described below makes...

To evaluate changes in macular thickness via-a-vis visual acuity post uncomplicated manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) & phacoemulsification Prospective clinical study on 160 patients of immature senile cataract, aged 40-70yrs, were randomised into two groups, MSICS phacoemulsification, by simple 1:1 randomization, who underwent with posterior chamber intraocular lens (PCIOL). P...