Using the eye fixation speculum as an adjunct to pterygium surgery.
Affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, Cork University Hospital, Ireland.Issue Date
2012-02-03T15:11:54ZMeSH
Equipment Design*Eye Movements
Humans
*Immobilization
Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures/*instrumentation
Pterygium/*surgery
*Surgical Instruments
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Ophthalmic Surg Lasers. 2001 Mar-Apr;32(2):162-5.Journal
Ophthalmic surgery and lasersPubMed ID
11300642Abstract
A technique is described that overcomes the two biggest problems facing the surgeon when dissecting a pterygium from the cornea-bleeding and eye movement. Our technique however, requires only minimal anesthesia (topical and subconjunctival) and the use of a disposable speculum and suction ring. An added advantage is this particular speculum gives good exposure of the superior bulbar conjunctiva; this facilitates harvesting a conjunctival autograft.Language
engISSN
1082-3069 (Print)1082-3069 (Linking)