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First Lieutenant Glen F. Harding

Arch Ophthal. 1943;29(1):134.

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The instrument to be described solves the need for an inexpensive, replaceable and easily sterilized instrument.

The use of a regular stainless steel hypodermic needle of any gage and with any type of point desired by the operator is possible. Should a rounded point be desired, the needle can be ground down with a white stone.

The use of a hollowed, sharp needle point tends to create a smaller field of trauma, and any rusted infiltration of the cornea can be readily removed for rapid healing.

I use a stainless steel 25 gage needle, sterilizing it by boiling for ten minutes. If the point is damaged it is replaced with a new one.

The handle of the instrument is constructed of hollow, chrome-plated brass. The tapered brass needle-holding tip is ground carefully to produce a tight fit.

The placement of the needle in and its removal from the handle are . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
MEDICAL CORPS, ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES

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