The history of modern cataract surgery /

Surely the threat of blindness from whatever cause, is an event faced by an ever-growing segment of our aging population. However, when the cause was cataract formation, over the centuries a definite treatment evolved and became available to help those afflicted with this problem, from couching, thr...

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Hauptverfasser:
Kwitko, Marvin L., Kelman, Charles D.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
The Hague, The Netherlands : Kugler, c1998.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
Surely the threat of blindness from whatever cause, is an event faced by an ever-growing segment of our aging population. However, when the cause was cataract formation, over the centuries a definite treatment evolved and became available to help those afflicted with this problem, from couching, through crude extra-capsular Graeffe knife extraction, intra-capsular cataract surgery, and planned extra-capsular surgery, to phacoemulsification (ultrasound or laser).
Umfang:
1 online resource (281 pages) : illustrations
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
90-6299-831-3
Schlagworte:
Cataract > Surgery > History.
Crystalline lens.
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