title: On the management of congenital cataract with Dardenne's equipment.
abstract: After a short review of the operative techniques applied for the extraction of congenital cataract the authors describe the method of irrigation-aspiration of the lens material by means of the Dardenne equipment. Following an analysis of the results obtained with this procedure in a number of patients operated on at the Eye Clinic at Athens University, they discuss the advantages and shortcomings of the method, insisting in particular on: the importance of a complete removal of the lens debris; the careful scraping of the posterior lens capsule, and the necessity of an intensive postoperative anti-inflammatory therapy, especially in cases of congenital cataract due to rubella.
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000151:congenital*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013396:Suction; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation