Cornea & External Disease

Wet Lab: Corneal Laceration

After this surgical lab, the resident/student will be able to:
  • Understand the physics of corneal wound/incision closure
  • Create and close linear and stellate corneal incisions
Procedure
1. Inject some BSS into the anterior chamber of the pig/goat eye to reform the anterior chamber to physiologic turgor
2. Use a blade to create a linear partial thickness incision in the cornea
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