The Eye Lid speculum is surgical instruments, used to retract the eye lid without hurting the mucosa. types of eye speculum like wire speculum, etc mentioned below
Exposure and visualization of an anterior part
It commonly used in
- Intraocular surgery
- Extraocular surgery
Available in adult and pediatric size with 16-18mm and 9-14mm
Uses of eye lid speculum
Removal of conjunctival and corneal foreign body
Cauterization of corneal ulcer
Used in intraocular surgery and extraocular surgery
Universal eye speculum used extensively in all the surgery and present in all the type of the eye surgical instruments sets
Examination of the eye in the patient like blepharospasm, eyelid problems, etc.
Also used in enucleation and evisceration surgery.
Its also used to the key to the eyelids apart from the operating site
List of speculum in surgery
cataract surgery
Vitreoretinal surgery
Glaucoma surgery
List of extraocular surgery
Squint surgery
Pterygium surgery
Types of the eyelid speculum
Barraguer wire speculum
Lieberman self-retaining speculum with screw
Speculum with a solid blade
Universal eye speculum
Wire speculum