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Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (OOKP), also known as "tooth in eye" surgery, [1] is a medical procedure to restore vision in the most severe cases of corneal and ocular surface patients. It includes removal of a tooth from the patient or a donor.
flat large instrument that has a groove and is placed between the lid and globe of the eye to provide a solid support for eyelid surgery Hammer, chisel and bone gouge: bone cutting and shaping Bowmen's discission needle: microsurgery of the lens capsule [3] Knives: to cut structures •Surgical scalpel with small blades: general purpose instrument
Keratoprosthesis; Phototherapeutic keratectomy [16] Pterygium excision; Corneal tattooing; Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis is surgery in which support for an artificial cornea is created from a tooth and its surrounding jawbone. [17] This is a still-experimental procedure used for patients with severely damaged eyes, generally from burns. [18]
Instrument Uses Head Mirror with head band: to focus light into the cavity under inspection; mirror is concave and is used with a Chiron lamp to produce a parallel beam of light; doctor views through the hole (average diameter of mirror is 3 & 1/2" & that of hole is 1/4")
Keratoprosthesis is a surgical procedure where a diseased cornea is replaced with an artificial cornea. Traditionally, keratoprosthesis is recommended after a person has had a failure of one or more donor corneal transplants. [ 1 ]
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Boston keratoprosthesis (Boston KPro) is a collar button design keratoprosthesis or artificial cornea. [1] It is composed of a front plate with a stem, which houses the optical portion of the device, a back plate and a titanium locking c-ring. [2] It is available in type I and type II formats.
Instrument sterilizer: to sterilize instruments in absence of an autoclave: Kidney dish: as a tray for instruments, gauze, tissue, etc. Measuring tape: for length, height, head circumference and girth measurements Medical halogen penlight: to see into the eye, natural orifices, etc. and to test for pupillary light reflex, etc. Medical ultrasound