extracapsular cataract extraction

 

Extracapsular Cataract Extraction:

Extracapsular cataract extraction is one of the procedures you will use most commonly when you start your cataract surgeries.

A cataract is the main cause of blindness in the world, affecting about 20 million people.
Yet cataracts are the most successfully treatable of all vision impairments.

There are different types of cataracts and different ways of treating them, including the extracapsular cataract extraction

The term extracapsular means ‘outside the capsule’.
This refers to the thin membrane that surrounds the natural lens.
In an extracapsular cataract extraction, the lens is removed while this membrane, or capsule,
stays partially intact to support the artificial lens that will be inserted.
This differs from phacoemulsification, where the cataract is emulsified and ‘hoovered up’ by an ultrasonic probe.
Then a folded-up artificial lens is inserted through a tiny cut in the eye.

 Another type, a small incision cataract surgery – manual or ‘SICS’, works more like an extracapsular
cataract extraction but uses a smaller incision.

The extracapsular cataract extractions training course is targeted towards individuals in the medical
field who are interested in expanding their knowledge and skills in this area.
The course objectives include understanding the anatomy of the eye, different types of cataracts,
indications for extracapsular cataract extraction, and preoperative evaluation.

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