In extra-capsular cataract surgery , which pa of the lens is excised: September 2008
Correct Answer: Nucleus
Description: Ans. C: Nucleus Extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) is a category of eye surgery in which the nucleus of the lens of the eye is removed andcoical content washed out, while the elastic capsule that covers the lens is left paially intact to allow implantation of an intraocular lens (104 This approach is contrasted with intracapsular cataract extraction (ICCE), an older procedure in which the complete lens is removed with its capsule and left the eye aphakic (without a lens).
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