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  2. Manual small incision cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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    The small incision into the anterior chamber of the eye is made at or near the corneal limbus, where the cornea and sclera meet, either superior or temporal. [2] Advantages of the smaller incision include use of few-or-no stitches and shortened recovery time. [ 8 ]

  3. List of instruments used in ophthalmology - Wikipedia

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    to correct refractive errors of the eye; not invasive Contact lenses: to correct refractive errors of the eye; a little invasive Phoropter: used in refraction testing Tonometers: used to determine the intraoccular pressure (IOP) - useful in glaucoma; video link for various types of tonometers. Speculum: to keep the eyes open during any operation

  4. Trabecular meshwork - Wikipedia

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    The trabecular meshwork is an area of tissue in the eye located around the base of the cornea, near the ciliary body, and is responsible for draining the aqueous humor from the eye via the anterior chamber (the chamber on the front of the eye covered by the cornea).

  5. Cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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    Cataract surgery, also called lens replacement surgery, is the removal of the natural lens of the eye that has developed a cataract, an opaque or cloudy area. [1] The eye's natural lens is usually replaced with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL) implant.

  6. Trabeculectomy - Wikipedia

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    The first trial to do so is the TAGS randomised controlled trial which investigated if eye drops or trabeculectomy is more effective in treating advanced primary open-angle glaucoma. After two years researchers found that vision and quality of life are similar in both treatments.

  7. Eye drop brands recalled due to bacterial infections in Texas ...

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    The Delsam Pharma Artificial Tears have NDC No. 72570-121-15 and UPC code 72570-0121-15. Why were the eye drops recalled? The U.S. Food & Drug Administration reports use of contaminated artificial ...

  8. Surgical suture - Wikipedia

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    Today, most sutures are made of synthetic polymer fibers. Silk and, rarely, gut sutures are the only materials still in use from ancient times. In fact, gut sutures have been banned in Europe and Japan owing to concerns regarding bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Silk suture is still used today, mainly to secure surgical drains. [31]

  9. Suture (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    Crocodilian form of crurotarsal ankle. The astragalus (pink) is fixed to the tibia (green) by a suture. Adapted with permission from Palaeos. In the type of crurotarsal ankle, which is found in crocodilians and some other archosaurs, the astragalus is fixed to the tibia by a suture, and the joint bends around a peg on the astragalus, which fits into a socket in the calcaneum.