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Edmund B. Spaeth, M.D.

Arch Ophthal. 1930;4(2):240.

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Since working with Dr. Luther C. Peter, I have become firmly convinced that one of the great essentials for success in operation for cataract is that the lid and conjunctival sutures are properly placed. This subject was presented by him recently in the American Journal of Ophthalmology.

Of all the various needle holders available, none were quite satisfactory for the conjunctival sutures. Some released with a disturbing (to the patient) click; others were improperly shaped for passing the needle from the conjunctival flap toward the intact bulbar conjunctiva. The patient not uncommonly moves his eye during the introduction of these sutures, and disastrous results can develop when the flap is held rigid during such movements. Clamp or catch holders are thus unsatisfactory. In spite of this, nothing was quite as satisfactory as the ordinary mosquito size hemostatic forceps. The needle holder illustrated was filed out and tried . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Philadelphia

From the Peter Clinic Graduate School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication, May 9, 1930.

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