The process whereby the zonule (see EYE) is dissolved by an ENZYME (chymotrypsin) as part of intracapsular cataract surgery. Once the zonule has been dissolved the cataract can be lifted out of the eye. (See EYE, DISORDERS OF – Cataract.)
n. dissolution of the suspensory ligament (zonule of Zinn) of the lens of the eye by means of an enzyme solution, which facilitates intracapsular removal of a lens affected by cataract. This technique is not used for modern cataract surgery.
An ENZYME produced by the PANCREAS which digests protein. It is used as an aid in operations for removal of a cataract (see ZONULOLYSIS), and also by inhalation to loosen and liquefy secretions in the windpipe and bronchi.... chymotrypsin
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