Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Practicing through the "incision"

When practicing intraocular maneuvers it is important to get the sensation of working through limited space (like the scleral tunnel) where you will be able to execute a limited range of movements with your hand and your forceps
To practice these movements, you may cut out a cup of a quail eggs box, cut off a the bottom (to allow visualization) and a thin rectangle through which the Utrata forceps will get in, and fix it with pins to a styrofoam head or plaque.
You will be able to practice the capsulorrhexis on a grape or tomato, nuclear rotation, IOL insertion, etc.