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. 2021 Sep 3;1(1):100003.
doi: 10.1016/j.aopr.2021.100003. eCollection 2021 Nov.

Acute management of ocular chemical injury using a combination eyelid retraction and irrigation instrument

William R Bloom  1 , Jay P Mathias  2 , Srinivas Sai A Kondapalli  3
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Acute management of ocular chemical injury using a combination eyelid retraction and irrigation instrument

William R Bloom et al. Adv Ophthalmol Pract Res. .
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Fig. 1
(A) Eyelid retractor instrument with irrigation ports and a 10-cc syringe. (B) Instrument connected to a 10-cc syringe via Luer taper.
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Fig. 2
Demonstration of the instrument in a porcine model with retraction of the upper eyelid.
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