OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL ASSISTANT STUDY
GUIDE LATEST PRACTICE PROBLEMS AND
COMPLETE ACCURATE ANSWERS
GUARANTEED PASS
⩥ Colbri forceps.
Answer: for holding the edges of corneal and scleral incisions
⩥ nontoothed forceps.
Answer: for holding skin edges in eyelid procedures and for holding the
conjunctiva for suturing
⩥ Bishop-Harmon iris forceps.
Answer: for grasping and holding delicate eye tissue
⩥ Desmarres chalazion forceps.
Answer: for grasping the lower eyelid and isolating the chalazion to
facilitate excision
⩥ microsurgical needle holders.
,Answer: have a spring action and can be locking or nonlocking; the tips
can be curved or straight; common examples are McPherson or
Castroviejo
⩥ keratomes.
Answer: disposable; available in various angles and sizes from 1.4 mm
to 3.2 mm
⩥ scalpels used in ophthalmic surgery.
Answer: keratomes; diamond knife; Beaver blades; #15 knife blade
⩥ scleral hooks.
Answer: used for scleral retraction
⩥ muscle hooks.
Answer: used for eye muscle retraction
⩥ Kilner hook.
Answer: used for reconstructive surgery
⩥ hooks and retractors used for ophthalmic surgery.
Answer: scleral hooks; muscle hooks; Kilner hook; microhooks;
Desmarres lid retractor; Iris retractor; eye speculum
, ⩥ Westcott scissors/spring-action microscissors.
Answer: useful in strabismus and conjunctiva operations
⩥ small spring scissors.
Answer: for intraocular use
⩥ scissors used for ophthalmic surgery.
Answer: Westcott scissors/spring-action microscissors; small spring
scissors; Castroviejo corneal scissors; McPherson-Vannas iris scissors
⩥ Bowman probe.
Answer: for probing the lacrimal duct
⩥ routine equipment for ophthalmic surgery.
Answer: ophthalmic stretcher with attachable wrist rest for the surgeon;
a donut for positioning the head; electrosurgical unit (ESU)
⩥ Phacoemulsifier.
Answer: used in surgical treatment of cataracts; uses ultrasonic energy to
fragment the hard lens material, which then can be aspirated from the
eye
GUIDE LATEST PRACTICE PROBLEMS AND
COMPLETE ACCURATE ANSWERS
GUARANTEED PASS
⩥ Colbri forceps.
Answer: for holding the edges of corneal and scleral incisions
⩥ nontoothed forceps.
Answer: for holding skin edges in eyelid procedures and for holding the
conjunctiva for suturing
⩥ Bishop-Harmon iris forceps.
Answer: for grasping and holding delicate eye tissue
⩥ Desmarres chalazion forceps.
Answer: for grasping the lower eyelid and isolating the chalazion to
facilitate excision
⩥ microsurgical needle holders.
,Answer: have a spring action and can be locking or nonlocking; the tips
can be curved or straight; common examples are McPherson or
Castroviejo
⩥ keratomes.
Answer: disposable; available in various angles and sizes from 1.4 mm
to 3.2 mm
⩥ scalpels used in ophthalmic surgery.
Answer: keratomes; diamond knife; Beaver blades; #15 knife blade
⩥ scleral hooks.
Answer: used for scleral retraction
⩥ muscle hooks.
Answer: used for eye muscle retraction
⩥ Kilner hook.
Answer: used for reconstructive surgery
⩥ hooks and retractors used for ophthalmic surgery.
Answer: scleral hooks; muscle hooks; Kilner hook; microhooks;
Desmarres lid retractor; Iris retractor; eye speculum
, ⩥ Westcott scissors/spring-action microscissors.
Answer: useful in strabismus and conjunctiva operations
⩥ small spring scissors.
Answer: for intraocular use
⩥ scissors used for ophthalmic surgery.
Answer: Westcott scissors/spring-action microscissors; small spring
scissors; Castroviejo corneal scissors; McPherson-Vannas iris scissors
⩥ Bowman probe.
Answer: for probing the lacrimal duct
⩥ routine equipment for ophthalmic surgery.
Answer: ophthalmic stretcher with attachable wrist rest for the surgeon;
a donut for positioning the head; electrosurgical unit (ESU)
⩥ Phacoemulsifier.
Answer: used in surgical treatment of cataracts; uses ultrasonic energy to
fragment the hard lens material, which then can be aspirated from the
eye
