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1National Surgical Skills Development Centre, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. dadavk@medinst,ernet.in
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
|September 29, 2000
Abstract:
We developed an inexpensive, reproducible technique of inducing cataract in enucleated animal eyes for phacoemulsification training. Injection of 0.3 to 0.5 mL of formalin 20% in the central and paracentral portion of the crystalline lens in a goat's eye induced cataract in about 5 to 10 minutes. Varying the interval would enable novice surgeons to practice different techniques of phacoemulsification based on cataract hardness.
