title: Cataract surgery and postoperative follow-up.
abstract: Cataract surgery has undergone enormous change in the last 20 years. This paper discusses the basic methodologies, advances in microsurgical technique, and major trends involving four methods of cataract extraction: planned extracapsular cataract extraction, phacoemulsification, pars plana lensectomy, and intracapsular cataract extraction. Surgical methodology is also reviewed in relation to common, immediate postoperative complications.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Swanson
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications