Suture Needles

The ideal suture needles should have the following properties:

a. enough rigidity to prevent easy bending

b. sufficient length so that it can be grasped by the needle holder during
    passage and retrieval without causing damage to the tissue

c. sufficient diameter to create a tract for the suture knot to be buried

d. as atraumatic as possible
 

• Test yourself on the basic knowledge of suture needles
• Suture anatomy
• Common ophthalmic suture needles

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