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CORNEAL SCISSORS [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
OBS

Small surgical scissors, with angled blades.

CONT

Corneal scissors provide corneal incisions perpendicular to the corneal surface. Corneal section or corneoscleral scissors provide corneal incisions at an oblique angle. Corneal scissors are used to complete incise the cornea; the resultant wound edges are perpendicular to each other.

OBS

Aebli, Castroviejo, McGuir, Vannas and Universal are common corneal scissors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
OBS

1939. Invention des ciseaux cornéens (toujours utilisés en chirurgie pour réduire la pression dans les cas de glaucome).

Spanish

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