title: [Utilization of the vitreophage in cataract surgery. Juvenile and traumatic cataract, postcataract membranes].
abstract: 15 cases of congenital and juvenile cataract have been operated on utilizing the vitreophage of Klöti. In 3 instances posttraumatic cataracts have been removed, in two cases a cataracta complicata, in 9 cases after-cataractous membranes. Serious complications have not been encountered in any of our cases. One patients with congenital cataract and two probands with cataracta complicata developed postoperatively considerable flare in the anterior chamber and vitreous body, possibly the result of a phacolytic reaction. Excision of thick, inelastic after cataractous membranes proved to be difficult at times. The advantage of lensectomy lies in the possiblity of removal at the same sitting of opaque vitreous structures which had become visible during surgery.
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000151:congenital / Q000209:etiology; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications
vernacular_title: Verwendung des Vitreophagen zur Kataraktoperation. Kindlich u. traumatische Katarakte, Nachstarmembranen.