[Treatment of senile cataracts at initial and immature stages in the ophthalmic department of Piket Sanatorium].

Five-minute ultrasonic exposure of 0.4 Wt/cm2 intensity and 880 kHz frequency at acoustic contact through isotonic NaCl solution in the permanent mode (10-15 sessions) in combination with exposure to sinusoidal alternating 50-period magnetic field for up to 20 min had a positive stable therapeutic effect in patients with initial and immature senile cataracts, decelerating the processes of maturing. A course of treatment consisted of regular annual therapy according to the above protocol. The best results were attained in the group treated at the sanatorium and administered a course of complex spa therapy; this is one more confirmation that senile cataract is a dysfunction of the ageing organism suffering from many diseases requiring total-systems treatment in addition to the treatment for cataract.