PREOPERATIVE OCULAR COMPRESSION FOR CATARACTAND INTRAOCULAR LENS IMPLANT SURGERYPAUL R. HONAN, M.D.LEBANON, INDIANA, USA Preoperative digital compression was a technique used in intracapsular cataract surgery (era 1940's to 1970's) to "soften" the eye to prevent extrusion or expulsion of intraocular...