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Department of Ophthalmology, GDMCH

The document describes various instruments used in ophthalmology including wire speculums for keeping eyelids apart during surgery, needle holders for passing sutures, Desmarre's retractors for examining eyes with conditions like blepharospasm, chalazion scoops and clamps for removing chalazion contents and achieving hemostasis, wire vectis and enucleation spoons for removing lenses and optic nerves, and spring scissors and Sinskey hooks for manipulating tissues and lenses.

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Department of Ophthalmology, GDMCH

The document describes various instruments used in ophthalmology including wire speculums for keeping eyelids apart during surgery, needle holders for passing sutures, Desmarre's retractors for examining eyes with conditions like blepharospasm, chalazion scoops and clamps for removing chalazion contents and achieving hemostasis, wire vectis and enucleation spoons for removing lenses and optic nerves, and spring scissors and Sinskey hooks for manipulating tissues and lenses.

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DEPARTMENT OF

OPHTHALMOLOGY, GDMCH

INSTRUMENTS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY
WIRE SPECULUM

USED TO KEEP THE EYELIDS APART IN

INTRAOCULAR AND EXTRAOCULAR SURGERIES

ENUCLEATION AND EVISCERATION


NEEDLE HOLDER

USED FOR PASSING SUTURES IN CONJUNCTIVA, CORNEA, SCLERA AND


EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLES
DESMARRE’S RETRACTOR

USED TO RETRACT THE EYELIDS DURING EXAMINATION OF EYEBALLS IN


CASES OF BLEPHAROSPASM, PERIORBITAL EDEMA

REMOVAL OF CORNEAL SUTURES AND FOREIGN BODY


CHALAZION SCOOP

USED TO SCOOP OUT CONTENTS OF THE CHALAZION DURING INCISION AND


CURETTAGE
WIRE VECTIS

USED TO REMOVE THE NUCLEUS IN SMALL INCISION CATARACT SURGERY


AND TO REMOVE THE SUBLUXATED AND DISLOCATED LENS IN
CONVENTIONAL SURGERIES
ENUCLEATION SPOON

USED TO ENGAGE THE OPTIC NERVE DURING ENUCLEATION


CHALAZION CLAMP

USED TO FIX THE CHALAZION AND ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS DURING ITS


INCISION AND CURETTAGE
SPRING SCISSORS

USED FOR CUTTING AND UNDERMINING THE CONJUNCTIVA IN VARIOUS


OPERATIONS
SINSKEY HOOK OR IOL DIALER

USED TO DIAL THE NON-FOLDABLE IOL FOR PROPER POSITIONING IN THE


CAPSULAR BAG

USED TO MANIPULATE THE NUCLEUS DURING PHACOEMULSIFICATION


SURGERY
SUPERIOR RECTUS HOLDING FORCEPS

USED TO HOLD THE SUPERIOR RECTUS MUSCLE WHILE PASSING A BRIDLE


SUTURE UNDER IT

USED TO STABILISE THE EYEBALL DURING VARIOUS CATARACT, GLAUCOMA


PINHOLE OCCLUDER

USED TO DISTINGUISH VISUAL DEFECTS CAUSED BY REFRACTIVE ERROR,


WHICH IMPROVE WHEN AN OCCLUDER IS USED
TWO WAY IRRIGATION AND ASPIRATION CANNULA

USED FOR IRRIGATION AND ASPIRATION OF LENS MATTER IN


EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION

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