Hernández DMSE, Paez MRM

Language: Spanish
References: 3
Page: 420-422
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ABSTRACT

Cataract surgery may be one that has had various changes throughout history. It began as a modern surgery with Daviel’s contributions, a French XVIII century ophthalmologist who served French king Louis XV as one of his chamber doctors. One of the techniques more used until about 40 years ago was the vacuum extraction with erysiphacus. Nowadays very few people are aware of the existence of this instrument and technique commonly used in cataract surgery some time ago, the same way phacoemulsification instruments are used nowadays.

REFERENCES

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2. Barraquer, I. Un procédé d’extreme douceur pour l’extraction in toto de la cataracte. Clin Ophtal, 1917, 22: 328-33.

3. Arruga H. Cirugía del cristalino. En: Arruga, H. Cirugía ocular. 5ª edición. Barcelona: Ed. Salvat; 1963. 437-573.