Using the eye fixation speculum as an adjunct to pterygium surgery

A technique is described that overcomes the two biggest problems facing the surgeon when dissecting a pterygium from the cornea-bleeding and eye movem ent. Our technique however, requires only minimal anesthesia (topical and s ubconjunctival) and the use of a disposable speculum and suction ring. An a dded advantage is this particular speculum gives good exposure of the super ior bulbar conjunctiva; this facilitates harvesting a conjunctival autograf t.