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Ophthomology
Surgical Instruments
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Beaver Blade Handle | Looks like a flag pole without a flag |
| Bipolar Tip | Large tweezers with a cap on the end to plug into |
| Blade Holder (Straight, Curved) | Clamps onto razor blade |
| Caliper | Looks like a primary school math tool. It measures small distances and angles on the eye |
| Cannula | Mosquito sucker |
| Chalazion Clamp (Small, Medium, Large) | Kinda looks like a dental mirror without the mirror, it provides a open window so the area is exposed when its clamped |
| Chalazion Currette (Size 0, 1, 2) | The teeniest tiniest ice cream scoop |
| Forcep (0.12, 0.3, 0.5) | Labeled with either 0.5, 0.3, or 0.12 |
| Adson Forcep (With teeth, without teeth) | Broad Shoulders |
| Bishop Harmon Forceps (With and without teeth) | Holes along the handle |
| Graefe Forceps | Golfing iron |
| Jewelers Forceps | Bejeweling |
| Lester Forceps | Lester is less delicate |
| McPherson Forcep (Angled, Straight) | Tweezers with a teeny tiny tip, typically without bites |
| Putterman Forceps | A golfing putter |
| Jameson Muscle Hook | Dental tooth scraper with a blunt tip |
| Bowman Lacrimal Probe | Pimple popper that looks like a seesaw |
| Lacrimal Dilator | Pimple popper |
| Damarres Lid Retractor (Size 1, 2) | Reminds me of a messed up shoe horn |
| Knapp Lid Retractor | A rake |
| Needle Holder (Locking, Nonlocking) (Curved, Straight) | Tweezer with spring handle |
| Iris Scissor (Curved, Straight) | Traditional dissection scissors with traditional handle |
| Stevens Scissor (aka Tenotomy Scissor) | When in closed position, blades swoop inward |
| Westcott Scissor (Blunt, Curved) | Precision scissors with spring handle and rounded surface next to blade |
| Stevens Hook | Dental tooth scraper |
| Towel Clamp | Looks like baby puller-outer |
| Vannas Scissors | Tiny tiny tiny scissors with a spring handle. Flat side of blade has a sharp "v" shaped edge. Almost like a triangle |
| Wire Lid Speculum | Pliers for the eye |
| Alfonso Lid Speculum | Lid speculum in the shape of an "A" |