The contact lens corneal cutter: accuracy and reproducibility.
The contact lens corneal cutter was used on ten freshly enucleated pig eyes in an attempt to determine its accuracy and reproducibility. We felt that a circular opening could be obtained; however, there was variability in the size of the tissue cut and a disparity between the internal and external openings, which was caused by the sharp angle of the cutting blade.
D000818:Animals; D003261:Contact Lenses; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000592:standards*; D013552:Swine