title: [Surgical treatment of cataract].
abstract: Today, the most frequently performed of all operative interventions is considered to be surgery for cataract. Modern surgical techniques applied under local anesthesia, tiny incisions that close spontaneously, reliable biometric methods, and the availability of artificial lenses, all combine to produce excellent results. In view of the low complication rate, this procedure can be recommended even in very old patients.
authors.affiliation: Makulachirurgie, vitreoretinale Erkrankungen, Retinologie, intraokulare Chirurgie, Augenklinik der LMU München. christos.haritoglou@med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Haritoglou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Priglinger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gandorfer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000639:trends*; D003118:Color Perception; D003117:Color Vision Defects / Q000601:surgery*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000639:trends*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000639:trends; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate