Save the endothelium.

The health of the corneal endothelium is a critical factor in the final outcome of intraocular surgery . With the advent of intraocular lens implantation, the hazard of inadvertent endothelial trauma is greatly increased. A rigorous technique has been presented which will minimize the risk of such trauma in extracapsular cataract surgery with implantation of Binkhorst type intraocular lenses.