Castroviejo Trabecular Probe

Description

Castroviejo Trabecular Probe

The Castroviejo trabecular probe is a slim tool for glaucoma surgery. Also, it belongs to the group of probes used near the eye’s drainage angle. This item comes in one standard version, and we keep the details here to what the pattern is known for.

The area it works in

The trabecular meshwork drains fluid out of the eye. It sits in the angle where the cornea meets the iris. Surgeons work here in some glaucoma operations, so they need slim, smooth tools that can enter a tiny space.

How surgeons use a probe of this kind

In trabeculotomy, for example, a fine probe passes along Schlemm’s canal and then turns into the front chamber. That opens a path for fluid to drain. However, techniques vary, and surgeons follow their own training.

Points worth checking

• Tip smooth and free of burrs
• Shaft straight along its length
• Handle clean and dry before sterilizing
• No marks or pits on the probe

Who should use it

This is a specialist tool for trained glaucoma and pediatric eye surgeons. So it is not a general office item. If you are new to the pattern, compare it with the probes your team already uses.

Castroviejo probe handling

Fine probes bend if dropped, so place it in a rack after use. In addition, keep it away from heavy retractors in the tray. Then rinse it, dry it and check the tip under magnification. Replace any probe that has lost its true shape.

The Castroviejo probe ships non-sterile. After each round of cleaning and sterilization, the Castroviejo tip is ready again. We specify stainless for it that meets ASTM F899. Castroviejo orders include our warranty for three years against manufacturing defects; Castroviejo tips count too. See our eye surgery range in Atlanta, the Ziegler trabecular probes, or our questions section.

Castroviejo probes are for professional use only. Read our Castroviejo sterilization page for fine tools and delivery terms.