Eye Lid Speculum

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 bodyeye lid speculum

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

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