A New Retraction Forceps
Abstract
Abstract This angulated, locked, fixation forceps weighted at the handle end is used to grasp the conjunctiva and episcleral tissue just outside the limbus for retraction of the bulb during a strabismus operation. The need for such a self-retaining, bulbretracting forceps is apparent to ophthalmic surgeons who in the smaller communities, of necessity, must operate alone or with a nurse assistant. This forceps eliminates the use of a muscle hook or a Lester forceps by an assistant to retract...