Binkhorst Lecture (Part 1). Experimental cataract surgery.

The use of intraocular lenses in cataract surgery leads to a greater corneal complication rate than surgical treatment without such devices. It has been assumed that the predominant reason for this is surgical trauma at the time of lens insertion. A laboratory study to verify and analyze this difference has been carried out, the cat being used as an experimental model. This first report evaluates the effect of the usual steps of cataract extraction on the density of corneal endothelial cells.