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Historical perspective of cataract surgery
| Date | Technique |
|---|---|
| 800 BC |
Couching—dislodgment of lens into posterior of eye with a needle without removal and without replacement of lens |
| 1752 |
Large incision cataract extraction (intracapsular and extracapsular) |
| 1949 |
Intraocular lens |
| 1967 |
Small incision cataract extraction (phacoemulsification) |
| 1990s | Refractive cataract surgery |
