A foot-pedal controlled valve for intraocular irrigation.
A solely mechanical foot-pedal operated valve for control of intraocular irrigation provided independence from an assistant and allowed accurate adjustment of flow. It was particularly useful during cataract aspiration, vitreous cutting, and intraocular lens implantation.
D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006988:Hyphema / Q000601:surgery; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery; D008866:Microsurgery; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000295:instrumentation*