The practice of surgery : embracing minor surgery and the application of dressings, etc., etc., etc. . tinctly seen in the pupil anterior to the lens ; the anterior capsuleis then freely but cautiously opened with the point of the needle, 460 CATAKA( I . the lens must then be pressed downwards and backwards lodgingit at the bottom of the vitreous humour; after a few seconds theneedle is carefully withdrawn and the eyelids closed. Rcclination is performed in the same manner, except that thelens is merely reclined by pressing upon its upper edge, carryingit backwards so as to depress it sufficie
The practice of surgery : embracing minor surgery and the application of dressings, etc., etc., etc. . tinctly seen in the pupil anterior to the lens ; the anterior capsuleis then freely but cautiously opened with the point of the needle, 460 CATAKA( I . the lens must then be pressed downwards and backwards lodgingit at the bottom of the vitreous humour; after a few seconds theneedle is carefully withdrawn and the eyelids closed. Rcclination is performed in the same manner, except that thelens is merely reclined by pressing upon its upper edge, carryingit backwards so as to depress it sufficiently to carry it below theaxis of sight. Extraction may be performed either by making a section of theupper or lower portion of the cornea. The patient being placid asin the previous operation, the surgeon takes the cataract-knife in. the same manner as he did the needle, and directs the patient toroll the orbit towards the inner canthus, enters the knife at the ex-ternal side, about a quarter or half a line anterior to the junction
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