Today we chat with Dr David Sorrell about how he bends the needle to aid corneal foreign body removal.

  

Check out the Clinical Note on this technique –

Beyer H, Cherkas D. Corneal foreign body removal using a bent needle tip. Am J Emerg Med. 2012 Mar;30(3):489-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.12.038. Epub 2011 Feb 26. PMID: 21354749.

Check out the Geeky Meds video –  https://youtu.be/NtH9myhBR-A 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22365919/

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