Abstract
At the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary the most popular for the intracapsular extraction of cataract is the sliding method of Verhoeff. As an intern at this institution I have had the privilege of assisting Dr. Verhoeff in many of his operations and of being taught by him the technic of his method. My experiences as a beginner with this may be of interest to operators who have not yet employed it or who have not attempted intracapsular extraction by any method. I shall first describe the technic of the operation, then briefly give the results that I have personally obtained by its use and finally analyze the few of my cases in which the capsule ruptured. TECHNIC For anesthesia, 5 drops of a solution containing 4 per cent cocaine hydrochloride and 1 per cent pilocarpine nitrate are instilled at suitable intervals into the conjunctival sac; then
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