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R. DAVID SUDARSKY, M.D.; HERBERT M. KATZIN, M.D.

AMA Arch Ophthalmol. 1959;62(3):503-505.

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In recent years a large number of procedures have been devised for the treatment of retinal separations. We have been particularly interested in utilizing the scleral buckling procedures of Schepens et al.

In doing scleral surgery a much greater exposure of the posterior segment of the eye is required than was the case for superficial diathermy operations.

In an excellent series of articles,^1-3 Schepens and his co-workers have described primary and secondary buckling operations and the instrumentation and techniques they employ. The instruments presented here Were designed as accessories, which, in our hands, greatly facilitate these operations.

Figure 1 shows a pair of tube forceps especially adapted to handle polyethylene tubing. The groove which accommodates the tube permits a secure grip on the tubing while one is maneuvering it underneath the mattress sutures without crushing or deforming the tube in any way. Schepens has pointed out⁴ that jagged . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
New York

From the Retina Service of Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, supported by The Eye Bank for Sight Restoration, Inc., and by The Avalon Foundation.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication March 3, 1959.

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