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Intracapsular cataract extraction. The lens and the entire capsule are removed.

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What does the medical abbreviation ICCE mean?

Intracapsular Cataract Extraction


What risk is involved in intracapsular cataract extraction?

This method carries an increased risk for detachment of the retina and swelling after surgery. It is rarely used.


During what kind of cataract surgery can an intraocular lens be clipped onto the iris?

When the intracapsular extraction method is used, an IOL may be clipped onto the iris.


What is the most common type of cataract surgery?

Extracapsular cataract extraction. This type of cataract extraction is the most common.


After what type of cataract extraction can another cataract later form?

If an extracapsular cataract extraction was performed, a secondary cataract may develop in the remaining back portion of the capsule.


What is extracapsular cataract extraction?

extracapsular cataract extraction , a procedure in which the lens and the front portion of the capsule are removed


What has the author Emanuel S Rosen written?

Emanuel S. Rosen has written: 'Intercapsular Cataract Extraction' 'Atopic cataract' -- subject(s): Cataract


How soon following an extracapsular cataract extraction can another cataract form?

This can occur one to two years after surgery.


What are alternatives to phacoemulsification?

Some older methods of cataract surgery may have to be used if the cataract is too large to remove with a small incision, including: Extracapsular cataract extraction.Intracapsular cataract extraction


Phacoemulsification is a variation of what procedure?

Phacoemulsification is a variation of extracapsular cataract extraction


What is the cpt code for extracapsular cataract extraction with intraocular lens?

66982


What has the author Philip Chilwell De la Garde written?

Philip Chilwell De la Garde has written: 'A treatise on cataract' -- subject(s): Surgery, Cataract Extraction, Cataract