title: Inducing cataract in postmortem pig eyes for cataract surgery training purposes.
abstract: We developed an easily reproducible cataract model for training purposes. Using the technique, cataract was induced in postmortem pig eyes after 9 seconds in a microwave oven. With this model, cataract surgery, including phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation, can be practiced successfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: van Vreeswijk
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Pameyer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008872:Microwaves / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000193:education*; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011833:Radiation Injuries, Experimental / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013552:Swine