| NOMENCLATURE |
INJECTOR, AIR, OPHTHALMIC. A MACHINE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE
STERILE AIR AT A PRESET PRESSURE TO THE POSTERIOR SEGMENT OF THE EYE
DURING OPHTHALMIC SURGERY. ITS PRESSURE IS PRESET AND CONSTANTLY
DISPLAYED VIA A LUMINOUS DIGITAL READOUT, INDICATING THE PRESSURE OF
THE CLOSED SYSTEM, WHICH IS IDENTICAL TO THE INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE. IT
IS USED TO ELIMINATE THE RISKOF TOO HIGH AN INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE OR THE
COLLAPSE OFTHE EYE. IT MAY INCLUDE AN AIR DELIVERY LINE , A TUBINGSET,
AND AN ON/OFF FOOT SWITCH.
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