A symposium on the extraction of senile cataract : being a complete report of the papers and discussions presented before the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, Nov. 20, 1911.

  • Woodruff, Harry W.
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1912
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Credit: A symposium on the extraction of senile cataract : being a complete report of the papers and discussions presented before the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, Nov. 20, 1911. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Fig. i.—Some of the iridectomies and iridotomies made in various combined methods 47 Fig. 2.—Verhoeff's modified iridectomy 48 Fig. 3.—Capsulotomy. Cystotome in position 58 Fig. 4.—Capsule forceps in position 59 Fig. 5.—Tooke capsule forceps in position 59 Fig. 6.—Fisher's capsule forceps 60 Fig. 7.—Fisher's capsule forceps in position 61 Fig. 8.—Fisher's light 62 Fig. 9.—Fisher's lid retractor 63 Fig. 10.—Expulsion of the lens; first step in Smith method. . 64 Fig. ii.—Fisher's capsule forceps in position; patient looking at ceiling 65 Fig. 12.—Fisher's lid retractor in position 66 Fig. 13.—Showing the correct pose for the assistant in ex- posing the eyeball for delivery of the lens 70 Fig. 14.—Showing the lens-nucleus escaping through wound as a result of proper pressure with elbow of lens- hook 71 Fig. 15.—Side view of above 72 Fig. 16.—Showing convenience of removing lens from wound after delivery by using same lens-hook that ef- fected delivery 73 Fig. 17.—Showing Knapp's method of ridding the pupil space of soft cortex after nucleus has been delivered 82 Fig. 18.—Side view illustrating how the nucleus may be suc- cessfully delivered in unruly patients 83 Fig. 19.—Showing where the bulbous tip of the lens-hook is anplied in the first effort at delivery in the capsule. . 84 Fig. 20.—Illustrating deep pressure being applied below the lens and toward the depth of the eye to cause up- right delivery 86 Fig. 21.—Steps in the delivery of the lens 87 Fig. 22.—Steps in the delivery of the lens 88 Fig. 23.—Showing combined pressure in case the lens does not glide upwards out of wound 91 Fig. 24.—Illustrating the lens-spoon introduced a short dis- tance behind the lens to afford a background for pressure to relieve a threatening- vitreous 92 Fig. 25.—Illustrating how by increasing tension of the vit- reous with the added pressure of the spoon below the cornea a stubborn lens may be started from its bed and a successful and dry delivery effected 93