Instruments




Introduction


In this chapter a basic set of instruments for ophthalmic plastic surgery is suggested. Extra instruments for particular procedures may be added.





The basic instruments





Fig. 5.1


A basic instrument set for ophthalmic plastic surgery.



  • The basic instruments

Top row, left to right:


  • Castroviejo needle holders



  • Barraquer needle holders



  • Jayle’s forceps



  • Lister’s forceps



  • Moorfield’s forceps



  • St Martin’s forceps



  • Measuring calliper



  • Blunt-ended dissecting scissors



  • Sharp-ended dissecting scissors



  • Curved spring scissors



  • Corneal guard spatula



  • Fine suction tube

Bottom row, left to right:


  • Muscle hooks



  • Desmarres retractor



  • Skin hooks



  • Catspaw retractors



  • Nettleship punctal dilator



  • Lacrimal probes



  • Blunt dissector



  • Rollet’s rougine



  • Eyelid speculum



  • Bipolar diathermy forceps



  • Rule






Detail of forceps





Fig. 5.2


Detail of the forceps (St Martin’s, Jayle’s, Lister’s, Moorfield’s).
Top to bottom:


  • St Martin’s



  • Jayle’s



  • Lister’s



  • Moorfield’s



Sep 8, 2018 | Posted by in OPHTHALMOLOGY | Comments Off on Instruments

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