Role of sphincterotomy in extracapsular cataract surgery.
Forty patients subjected to extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation in whom a sphincterotomy was required are reported on. This method was used to counter the problems created by a small pupil during surgery. The technique is described and results evaluated.
D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014605:Uveitis / Q000150:complications