[A new approach to cataract surgery. Extraction through the pars plana with a phakotribe ("lens gobbler") (author's transl)].

Lens extraction by the posterior route with the phakotribe keeps the complete anterior segment intact. The approach causes no inconvenience to the globe. An account of 18 months experience. The method enables extraction of the most delicate cataracts without subsequent procedures. Vision can be restored rapidly by a contact lens. However the indications must be well evaluated in experimental hands. This technique may be indicated in cataracts in children whether they are congenital or traumatic as well as in traumatic cataracts in adults.