Ayres shares insights on using a trocar-free, 27-gauge vitrector to improve surgeon comfort and patient safety in anterior ...

and is intended to be used to remove vitreous and dissect the eye. The presentation will highlight the safety and performance of a 510k-approved, 27-gauge, sharp needle-tip probe for pars plana ...

The sharp end of the needle was used for surgery and ... "Another form of 'couching' was with a sharp metal probe that would be inserted, without anaesthetic through the edge of the iris, into the eye ...