Cryoextraction (medicine)
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In ophthalmology, cryoextraction is a form of intracapsular cataract extraction in which a cryoextractor, a special type of cryoprobe, is used to freeze the crystalline lens and pull it intact from the eye.
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Dr. Charles Kelman is credited with pioneering this surgical method in 1962.
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Dr. Charles Kelman is credited with pioneering this surgical method in 1962.
Treatment
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It is a form of intracapsular cataract extraction.
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cryoextraction is a form of intracapsular cataract extraction
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It can be used in the treatment of orbital tumors.
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It can also be used in the treatment of orbital tumors.
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In ophthalmology, cryoextraction is a form of intracapsular cataract extraction in which a cryoextractor, a special type of cryoprobe, is used to freeze the crystalline lens and pull it intact from the eye.[1] Dr. Charles Kelman is credited with pioneering this surgical method in 1962. It can also be used in the treatment of orbital tumors.[2]