A new scleral depressor for extremely premature infants.
A new scleral depressor has been designed that enables easy insertion into a small conjunctival sac, facilitating examination of the ocular fundus in extremely premature infants with retinopathy of prematurity. This new scleral depressor is also useful in mature infants and children.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Central Hospital, Kasugai, Japan.
D004867:Equipment Design; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012590:Sclera / Q000502:physiology*