Ophthalmic surgery: theatre notes (2024)

Oxford Handbook of Ophthalmology (3 edn)

Alastair Denniston (ed.), Philip Murray (ed.)

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01 October 2014

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Denniston, Alastair K.O., and Philip I. Murray (eds), 'Ophthalmic surgery: theatre notes', in Alastair Denniston, and Philip Murray (eds), Oxford Handbook of Ophthalmology, 3 edn, Oxford Medical Handbooks (Oxford, 2014; online edn, Oxford Academic, 1 Oct. 2014), https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199679980.003.0023, accessed 27 Nov. 2024.

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Abstract

‘Ophthalmic surgery: theatre notes’ introduces a number of key concepts to prepare the trainee for an ophthalmic theatre. These areas include suture materials and needle types, common surgical instruments (with illustrations) and important supportive issues such as sterilisation services and hand hygiene.

Keywords: Ophthalmic surgery, surgical instruments, sterilisation, hand hygiene, needle holder, suture, suture needle, muscle hook, retractor, lid speculum

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Ophthalmology

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Oxford Medical Handbooks

Collection: Oxford Medicine Online

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