The American journal of the medical sciences (1827)
[Thorofare, N.J., etc.] Charles B. Slack [etc.] · leaf 406
. Having seen this operation performed repeatedly within the last eighteen months at the various eye clinics of Europe and by the hands of the most skilful ophthalmic surgeons, I have no hesitation in saying that this accident is unavoidable with the strabismus hooks now in use. It is for the… … a. Crochet hook, natural size. b. Magnified view of crochet point. Graefe's strabismus hook. The tendon being secured by it, it is not neces- sary to force the point up against the conjunctiva, as is ordinarily done, so as to throw the tendon into the angle of the hook while it is being divided,…
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