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Cataract Extraction

Known as: cataract surgery, cataract excision, Extraction, Cataract 
The removal of a cataractous CRYSTALLINE LENS from the eye.
National Institutes of Health

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17 relations
Aphakia, PostcataractDiscission of secondary membrane [after cataract]ERISOPHAKEEducational aspects

Broader (2)

Cataract surgeryOphthalmologic Surgical Procedures

Narrower (4)

Extracapsular extraction of lens by simple aspiration (and irrigation) techniqueIntracapsular cataract extractionIntracapsular extraction of lensPhacoemulsification

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Ex-PRESS Miniature Glaucoma Device Implanted Under a Scleral Flap Alone or Combined With Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery
PurposeOur purpose was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of the Ex-PRESS miniature glaucoma device placed under a partial… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Aqueous penetration and biological activity of moxifloxacin 0.5% ophthalmic solution and gatifloxacin 0.3% solution in cataract surgery patients.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Contrast sensitivity and color vision with a yellow intraocular len.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Topical versus peribulbar anesthesia in clear corneal cataract surgery
Review
1993
Review
1993
Cataract: relationship between nutrition and oxidation.
Opacification of the lens, or cataract, is causally related to the precipitation of proteins or other constituents upon aging… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Can second eye cataract extraction be justified?
A prospective study was carried out to test the null hypothesis that there is no additional benefit to be gained from second eye… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Intercapsular cataract surgery with lens epithelial cell removal: Part IV: Capsular fibrosis induced by poly(methyl methacrylate)
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Conversion of keratometer readings to polar values
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Bacterial contamination of intraocular and extraocular fluids during extracapsular cataract extraction
Fluid aspirated from the anterior chamber and fluid drained from the conjunctival sac during 101 extracapsular cataract… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Postoperative intraocular pressure rise in open-angle glaucoma patients after cataract or combined cataract-filtration surgery.
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