The practical details of cataract extraction / by H. Herbert.

  • Herbert, H.
Date:
1903
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Credit: The practical details of cataract extraction / by H. Herbert. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    chloroform is therefore demanded in children. The evacuation is greatly aided by irrigation with normal saline; much unripe lens-substance can often be got away thus. Irrigation of the anterior chamber may be offered as a rational substitute for the old suction operations, still occasionally performed. It is, however, better to leave much of the lens behind, and to trust in atropine afterwards, than to continue in prolonged efforts at removal. For the treatment of iritis caused by traumatic cataract, a very partial evacuation suffices if undertaken early, and for the reduction of high tension the mere incision is enough. The tender age of the patient may sometimes not permit of the use of atropine after operation to the extent desirable.