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ARNOLD I. TURTZ, MD; MALCOLM H. BLOCH, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 1964;72(6):808-810.

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Various instruments and devices have been designed to hold and fix a rehydrated preserved cornea during the dissection of a lamellar graft. We have been using an effective method of immobilization which requires nothing more than a 20 mm plastic (or glass) sphere and a 3x3 gauze pad, and feel that its simplicity warrants a brief descriptive report.

Technique

The preserved cornea is removed from glycerin storage and rehydrated by immersion in saline for five minutes in the standard manner. A 20 mm (enucleation type) plastic sphere is placed on a 3x3 gauze pad. The corners are gathered, the guaze is tightly stretched over the sphere by twisting, and locked in position by binding with multiple loops of a rubber band. The preserved cornea is placed upon the surface and fixed in position with six interrupted 6/0 silk sutures. The lamellar graft is then dissected free following the method outlined . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
New York

Footnotes
Submitted for publication March 2, 1964.

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