Keratome blade
A single-use, very fine, angled-profile blade, designed to make a precisely calibrated, self-sealing corneal incision.
How it is used
Used in cataract surgery to create the main corneal incision through which the phacoemulsification instruments will be introduced.
Clinical tip
Blade width (typically 2.2-2.75 mm) should match the diameter of the phacoemulsification tip that will be used.
Sources
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History
Added to the catalog on 2026-10-05.
Dates derived from the project's public version-control history on GitHub, not a live collaborative edit log.