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s/l Ovolinqual sponge, opthalmology/scleral buckle - diayag


Posted: Aug 07, 2013

Mushmouth eye doc says 3 x 5 s/l Ovolinqual sponge.  Can find nothing vaguely resembling; any ideas for next time?

It's a stretch from the s/l, but "polyvinyl alcohol sponge"? - nm

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maybe oval silicone - DK

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They make both oval and round scleral buckle sponges.


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