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Verification that cataract occurs in the lens
Pierre Brisseau (1631-1717) reported that cataract occurs definitively in the lens - something that had been heretofore in dispute. -
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Cataract Surgery
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Idea of cataract removal
Antoine Maitre-Jean (1650-1725) reported that it was possible for an animal to see without its lens - hence popularizing the notion of removal of cataracts. -
Extracapsular extraction of cataracts
Jacques Daviel (1696-1762) was the first to perform extracapsular extraction of cataracts. -
Intracapsular extraction of cataracts
George Joseph Beer (1763-1821) introduced intracapsular extraction of cataracts. -
Incision to remove cataract
Albrecht von Graefe (1828-1870) introduced a small incision for removal of cataract. -
Sutures in cataract surgery
Henry Willard Williams (1831-1895) introduced sutures to cataract surgery, also first to use ether anesthesia. -
Erysophake
Ignacio Barraquer introduced the erysophake, an instrument that would suction out cataracts. -
First intraocular lens implant
Sir Nicholas Harold Lloyd Ridley (1906-2001) performed the first intraocular lens implant (IOL). -
Enzymatic zonulolysis
Joaquin Barraquer introduced enzymatic zonulolysis. -
Cryoextraction of cataracts
Tadeusz Krwawicz (1910-1990) introduced cryoextraction of cataracts. -
Phakoemulsification
Charles Kelman, MD (1930-2004) introduced ultrasound or phakoemulsification for cataracts.
