Lid and Fixation Forceps for Tarsectomy and Grattage
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NOTES, CASES AND INSTRUMENTS 843 the McLean tonometer 35. The left eye was operated upon in the usual manner by excision of the apex and sutures. Healing was uneventful. Ten days after this operation he had an- other attack of "nervousness" and im- mediately complained of loss of vision of the right eye. The right eye was now found in the same condition in which the left had been but rather more pronounced. It reminded one of a volcano with lava lines running down LID AND FIXATION FORCEPS FOR TARSECTOMY AND GRATTAGE. POLK RICHARDS, M.D. FORT DEFIANCE, ARIZONA. The advantage that I find in using the above illustrated forceps over other models on the market is that the lid, everted over the plate and clamped lightly, can be pulled up to any desired extent and fixed, thus permitting a Fig. 1. the sides. These lines stained deeply with fluorescein and conveyed the im- pression of cracks limited to the epithe- lium. The tension taken by the finger seemed normal. The operation of ex- cision and suturing was likewise per- formed on this eye but was only par- tially successful and subsequently the galvanocautery was used. Ultimately both corneas became flattened and have remained so with a vision in each eye of approximately 20/80. Willoughby Bldg. good exposure of the retrotarsal fold. In tarsectomy, after the tarsus is re- moved, by loosing the adjusting end screw the tension is released which greatly facilitates approximation and the placing and tying of sutures. The instrument can be used with either general or block anesthesia on both the upper and lower lids. Canthotomy is a useful procedure when it is desired to expose the whole conjunctival sur- face including the culdesac with this forceps. Made with plates of two sizes, 20 and 25 mm.
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NOTES, CASES AND INSTRUMENTS 843
the McLean tonometer 35. The left eye was operated upon in the usual manner by excision of the apex and sutures. Healing was uneventful. Ten days after this operation he had another attack of "nervousness" and immediately complained of loss of vision of the right eye. The right eye was now found in the same condition in which the left had been but rather more pronounced. It reminded one of a volcano with lava lines running down
LID AND FIXATION FORCEPS FOR TARSECTOMY AND
GRATTAGE. POLK RICHARDS, M.D.
FORT DEFIANCE, ARIZONA.
The advantage that I find in using the above illustrated forceps over other models on the market is that the lid, everted over the plate and clamped lightly, can be pulled up to any desired extent and fixed, thus permitting a
Fig. 1.
the sides. These lines stained deeply with fluorescein and conveyed the impression of cracks limited to the epithelium. The tension taken by the finger seemed normal. The operation of excision and suturing was likewise performed on this eye but was only partially successful and subsequently the galvanocautery was used. Ultimately both corneas became flattened and have remained so with a vision in each eye of approximately 20/80. Willoughby Bldg.
good exposure of the retrotarsal fold. In tarsectomy, after the tarsus is removed, by loosing the adjusting end screw the tension is released which greatly facilitates approximation and the placing and tying of sutures. The instrument can be used with either general or block anesthesia on both the upper and lower lids. Canthotomy is a useful procedure when it is desired to expose the whole conjunctival surface including the culdesac with this forceps. Made with plates of two sizes, 20 and 25 mm.
