Using a lighter to heat a cautery
Those of us who are extracapsular cataract surgeons have all experienced delays in cauterizing the eye due to difficulty in lighting a spirit lamp containing methylated spirit with too much water mixed in it. We have found that using a cigarette lighter for heating is a viable alternative.
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International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London
2011-09-01
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| description | Those of us who are extracapsular cataract surgeons have all experienced delays in cauterizing the eye due to difficulty in lighting a spirit lamp containing methylated spirit with too much water mixed in it. We have found that using a cigarette lighter for heating is a viable alternative. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f18f854b596a45b4921e3f4d34d06f072022-12-21T19:27:48ZengInternational Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LondonCommunity Eye Health Journal0953-68332011-09-01247523Using a lighter to heat a cauteryBrian SavageThose of us who are extracapsular cataract surgeons have all experienced delays in cauterizing the eye due to difficulty in lighting a spirit lamp containing methylated spirit with too much water mixed in it. We have found that using a cigarette lighter for heating is a viable alternative.http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/24/jceh_24_75_023.htm |
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