New Instruments for Use in Cataract Extraction

Abstract

IN the adult, the suction extraction of cataracts, whether intumescent or not, is a valuable method, and I find it more satisfactory than the use of forceps, for which the indications are more limited. Many types of erisophake have been described, the majority having similar end-pieces but exerting suction by different methods: a simple rubber bulb (Perez