title: Aspiration and irrigation of congenital and traumatic cataracts.
abstract: Aspiration and irrigation of congenital and traumatic cataracts has proven to be a successful procedure over many years. The purpose of this paper is to reemphasize the importance of this procedure and, more particularly to point out the comparative advantages of two-needle aspiration and irrigation to phacoemulsification, roto-extraction, double-bore cannula, and intracapsular extraction. A new, inexpensive handle for aspiration and irrigation is discussed. This handle eliminates the need for an assistant while performing the procedure.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002386:Cataract / Q000151:congenital*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*