title: An in vitro cataract model for practice of cataract surgery.
abstract: We have developed an in vitro cataract model using enucleated animal eyes. A cataract is produced by immersing the enucleated eyes in hypertonic sodium chloride solution for one hour and re-incubating them for another hour in normal saline solution. The model is useful for practicing various techniques of cataract extraction.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002386:Cataract / Q000139:chemically induced; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride