Instruments

Introduction

In this chapter a basic set of instruments for ophthalmic plastic surgery is suggested. Extra instruments for particular procedures may be added.

5.1

The basic instruments

• The basic instruments

Top row, left to right:

• Castroviejo needle holders

• Barraquer needle holders

• Jayle's forceps

• Lister's forceps

• Moorfield's forceps

• St Martin's forceps

• Measuring calliper

• Blunt-ended dissecting scissors

• Sharp-ended dissecting scissors

• Curved spring scissors

• Corneal guard spatula

• Fine suction tube

Bottom row, left to right:

• Muscle hooks

• Desmarres retractor

• Skin hooks

• Catspaw retractors

• Nettleship punctal dilator

• Lacrimal probes

• Blunt dissector

• Rollet's rougine

• Eyelid speculum

• Bipolar diathermy forceps

• Rule

5.2

Detail of forceps

Top to bottom:

• St Martin's

• Jayle's

• Lister's

• Moorfield's

5.3

Putterman clamp

5.4

Pen, scalpel, blades

• Skin marking pen

• Disposable scalpel with blades Nos 15, 10 and 11