Duke-Elder (I969) pointed out that cataract surgery was performed in India by Sushruta by the couching technique long before the Christian era. Sushruta's method, which is described in detail in "Sushruta Samhita, Uttar Tantra", appears to the modem reader to be more akin to extracapsular lens extraction than to couching. The medical treatise "Sushruta Samhita" was written in verse in Sanskrit approximately 8oo years before the birth of Christ.

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The CeeOn Edge 911A IOL was well tolerated in Indian eyes, and the posterior capsule remained clear. Larger patient groups with a longer follow-up will provide more useful information.