Intracapsular cataract extraction. The lens and the entire capsule are removed.
Intracapsular Cataract Extraction
This method carries an increased risk for detachment of the retina and swelling after surgery. It is rarely used.
When the intracapsular extraction method is used, an IOL may be clipped onto the iris.
Extracapsular cataract extraction. This type of cataract extraction is the most common.
If an extracapsular cataract extraction was performed, a secondary cataract may develop in the remaining back portion of the capsule.
extracapsular cataract extraction , a procedure in which the lens and the front portion of the capsule are removed
Emanuel S. Rosen has written: 'Intercapsular Cataract Extraction' 'Atopic cataract' -- subject(s): Cataract
This can occur one to two years after surgery.
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 extracapsular cataract extraction
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Philip Chilwell De la Garde has written: 'A treatise on cataract' -- subject(s): Surgery, Cataract Extraction, Cataract