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Specialists Use Utrata Forceps For Cataract Surgery

| Sunday, 15 July 2012
By Elinor Tran


Unless you are somehow involved in the medical field, you may not know what Utrata forceps are, or what they are used for. You also may not be aware that there are a great many different types used in carrying out medical procedures. This rather odd instrument which resembles a pair of tweezers that have been bent at the ends, is used in cataract procedures.

Those who have had cataracts can tell you that it causes problems with your vision. The lens becomes opaque and it can be like looking through a net curtain or mesh. The surgery is to remove the damaged lens and replace it with a plastic model. It is a fairly common surgical procedure and has the highest success rates for surgical procedures.

Cataracts are often a symptom of old age and can affect only one, or in some cases both eyes at the same time. They can also occur following a period of illness, or as the result of a trauma. Surgery is carried out on only one eye at a time and is generally done under local anesthetic.

Instruments used during a cataract procedure fall into two categories. The first type are those manufactured using carbon steel of the highest grade. They are used once and then sterilized in a high temperature machine that has been purpose built.

The second type of instruments are the ones made from plastic. Sterilized plastic instruments are intended to be used the once only and then sent for safe disposal. Disposable instruments may be more costly, simply because they can only be used once. However, there is less opportunity for bacteria and disease to be passed between patients.

You might be one of those individuals who likes to know all the details of any procedure you are about to undergo. Your surgeon should be only too willing to take the time to explain in detail what is involved. If you are really interested, you can always lay your hands on a video or a clip on the internet that will show you the utrata forceps being used during a procedure.




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