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EyeRounds Online Atlas of Ophthalmology

Contributor: William Charles Caccamise, Sr, MD, Retired Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

*Dr. Caccamise has very generously shared his images of patients taken while operating during the "eye season" in rural India as well as those from his private practice during the 1960's and 1970's. Many of his images are significant for their historical perspective and for techniques and conditions seen in settings in undeveloped areas.

Category: Cataract

A gaping von Graefe incision

A von Graefe knife incision that went astray. In spite of its improper placement and the use of no sutures, the wound healed perfectly.

cataract: a von Graefe knife incision that went astrat. In spite of its improper placement and the use of no sutures, the wound healed perfectly.

Proficient use of the von Graefe knife was a most demanding skill for most ophthalmologists to develop. Catastrophes were not rare.

cataract: a von Graefe knife incision that went astrat. In spite of its improper placement and the use of no sutures, the wound healed perfectly.

a gaping von Graefe incision




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last updated: 02-08-2008