extracapsular surgery

Noun
  1. Cataract surgery in which only the front of the lens is removed;
    The back of the lens capsule remains intact and provides support for the lens implant (synset 100679995)
    is a type of: cataract surgery - eye surgery that involves removing all or part of the lens and replacing it with an intraocular lens implant
    subtypes: phacoemulsification - extracapsular surgery for cataracts in which ultrasonic sound breaks the cortex and nucleus of the lens into small fragments that are then vacuumed away through a small tube

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