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| What type of suture needle would be used for conjunctival closure? |
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| What type of suture needle would be used for closing the lacrimal sac and nasal mucosa? |
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| Round bodied with cutting tip (taper cut) |
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| What type of suture needle would be used to eliminate the possibility of outward tearing while suturing? |
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| Reverse cutting (micropoint) |
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| What type of suture needle is used for corneal and corneoscleral suturing? |
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| What type of suture needle is used for retinal detachment repair? |
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| Which suture would you use for a corneal incision closure? |
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| Which suture would you use for an intraocular lens fixation? |
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| What is the tensile strength and absorption rate for plain gut? |
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| tensile strength 7-10 days, complete absorption is 70 days |
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| What is the tensile strength and absorption rate for chromic gut? |
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| tensile strength 10-14 days, complete absorption is 90 days |
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| What is extruded collagen made of? |
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| Bovine tendon that absorbs at about the same rate as plain gut |
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| What is the tensile strength and absorption rate for Vicryl? |
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| tensile strength up to 30 days, absorbs in 60-90 days |
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| What type of machine is used during a cataract extraction? |
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| True or False: Local anesthesia WITHOUT epinephrine is used because epinephrine can cause blindness if injected into the eye |
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| False, epinephrine is used to provide additional hemostasis |
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| True or False: It is contraindicated to use gas to create pressure in the posterior cavity |
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| False, intraocular gas is used during some eye procedures |
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