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CURETTE OCULAIRE [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
  • The Eye
DEF

Specialized equipment designed for the removal of corneal foreign bodies.

OBS

The tip is less sharp than a needle, so iatrogenic injury is less likely to occur during the procedure.

CONT

A barely embedded foreign body might be touched out with a moistened swab as shown in the section on the conjunctival foreign body, but if firmly embedded, it will have to be scraped off (under magnification) with an ophthalmic spud or an 18 gauge needle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
  • Oeil
CONT

On prélève au niveau de l'urètre chez l'homme, du col utérin [...] et de l'urètre chez la femme, d'abord pour la recherche du gonocoque à l'aide d'un écouvillon fin, puis pour la recherche de Chlamydia trachomatis à l'aide d'un écouvillon en dacron ou d'une curette ophtalmologique.

Spanish

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