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Volume 33, Issue 10, Pages 1691-1693 (October 2007)


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Conjunctival sweeping with a squint hook to reduce chemosis

Sidath E. Liyanage, MRCOphth, Romesh I. Angunawela, MRCOphth, Brian C. Little, FRCOphthCorresponding Author Informationemail address

Accepted 31 May 2007.

We describe a simple technique for reducing surgical chemosis. The conjunctival sweeping technique uses a squint hook and tissue scissors and can be used effectively by surgeons at all levels of experience.

From the Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Mr. Brian Little, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Free Hospital, London, NW3 2QG, United Kingdom.

 No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

 Presented as a video at the XXV Congress of the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons, Stockholm, Sweden, September 2007.

PII: S0886-3350(07)01218-7

doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.05.044


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