Two shielded 'bullet' probes for panoramic endoillumination
E. H. Ryan Jr
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, USA.
Panoramic viewing during vitrectomy offers significant advantages over
conventional viewing in many cases and is being used with increasing
frequency. Two endoillumination probes that reduce the glare occurring with
use of the existing panoramic endoillumination probes were developed. They
allow easier viewing of the fundus in eyes with poor media and improve the
visualization of the vitreous fibers adjacent to the probe in eyes with
clear media. One probe is used for endoillumination alone, and the other
has a pick to be used for bimanual dissection. The two probes have been
used in more than 100 vitrectomies for various indications, and they give
excellent illumination with reduced glare.
