title: Aspirating specula with sponge covers.
abstract: Improved aspirating specula for the removal of irrigating fluid during ocular surgery are now commercially available. Thin sponge covers are used to prevent the conjunctiva from occluding the aspiration ports, thereby ensuring continuous effective suction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakuraba
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamagami
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation