Method for preventing clouding of posterior capsule after extrac

Details Method for preventing clouding of posterior capsule after extrac Method for preventing clouding of posterior capsule after extrac

1988-03-25

1990-03-20

Kruter, Jerome L.

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Material introduced into and removed from body through...

A61M 3100

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049097849

ABSTRACT:
A method of performing cataract surgery on an eye to prevent posterior capsule clouding after the surgery includes injecting a cell-killing substance between the capsule and the natural lens prior to removing the natural lens from the eye. The cell-killing substance is preferably water having a salinity less than 0.9%, with a preferred salinity range of from 0 to 0.6%. A syringe for injecting the cell-killing substance also aspirates any cell-killing substance escaping from the capsule.

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