1.5 An Alm retractor (a) uses a thumb screw to open the jaws, while t...Figure 1.6 The Lone Star retractor system consists of a plastic ring with no...Figure 1.7 Microsurgical instruments should be a standard length with miniat...Figure 1.8 Hold the instruments like a pen (a) and not across the palm (b) f...Figure 1.9 The basic microsurgical pack should consist of a needle holder, s...Figure 1.10 Ophthalmic bulb syringe is useful for irrigation in small patien...2 Chapter 2Figure 2.1 Inflammatory reactions after implantation of different suture mat...
3 Chapter 3Figure 3.1 Optics of magnification aids that use a two‐lens system. Note the...Figure 3.2 Binocular head–body of the operating microscope. Contains the eye...Figure 3.3 Eyepieces contribute to the total magnification of an operating m...Figure 3.4 Eyepieces of an operating microscope are adjustable to accommodat...Figure 3.5 Field of view is the extent of the operating field seen in focus ...Figure 3.6 Operating microscope foot pedal displaying the joystick for adjus...Figure 3.7 The surgeon should sit at the operating table with hips slightly ...Figure 3.8 Resting the elbows and antebrachii on the surgical table at 90° t...Figure 3.9 Adjust the diopter settings for each eye, one eye at a time, to e...Figure 3.10 The author's through‐the‐lens (TTL) mounted loupes. Note the ste...Figure 3.11 Small collection of microsurgical instruments. From right to lef...Figure 3.12 A stable hand position with fingers stacked on one another holdi...Figure 3.13 Double Acland microvascular clamps on an approximating frame. Th...Figure 3.14 Alternate stable hand position with fingers splayed instead of s...Figure 3.15 The surgeon's thumb and first two fingers should surround the in...
4 Chapter 4Figure 4.1 This schematic shows the cellular structure of a sponge (Halisarc...Figure 4.2 This schematic shows three stages of regeneration in the sponge, Figure 4.3 This aquarium is filled with coral “frags” representing a number ...Figure 4.4 This image illustrates the major external anatomical features of ...Figure 4.5 This apple snail (Ampullariidae) suffered a fractured shell after...Figure 4.6 The same snail in Figure 4.5 after the application of an epoxy br...Figure 4.7 This series of images shows how earthworms can be a model for vas...Figure 4.8 This image shows the careful removal of a retained exoskeleton fr...Figure 4.9 These images illustrate fracture repair of a horseshoe crab (Limu...Figure 4.10 This cockroach (Blaberus discoidalis) has been outfitted with a ...
5 Chapter 5Figure 5.1 (a) Positioning for a CT‐scan in an anesthetized koi (Cyprinus ca...Figure 5.2 Anesthetic equipment used for a large 8 kg koi (Cyprinus carpio) ...Figure 5.3 Intervention in the oropharyngeal cavity of a Ranchu goldfish (Ca...Figure 5.4 Use of adjunctive cryotherapy for excision of an odontoma in an a...Figure 5.5 Use of a hand‐held electrocautery during a lateral celiotomy in a...Figure 5.6 Large ulceration on the ventrum of a female koi (Cyprinus carpio)...Figure 5.7 Excision of a neoplastic mass of the vent of a koi (Cyprinus carp...Figure 5.8 Intralesional bleomycin injection into a myxoma on the head of an...Figure 5.9 Opercular plasty in an anesthetized Asian arowana (Scleropages fo...Figure 5.10 Fibrous tissue obstructing the oral cavity of a koi (Cyprinus ca...Figure 5.11 Green spotted pufferfish (Tetraodon nigroviridis) before (a) and...Figure 5.12 Fluorescein staining of a large corneal ulceration in a lookdown...Figure 5.13 Enucleation of a rockfish (Sebastes caurinus) with a retinal tum...Figure 5.14 Suture of the periorbital tissue after an enucleation in a saith...Figure 5.15 Enucleation of a sea horse (Hippocampus erectus) with a retro‐or...Figure 5.16 Incision of the coelom between the pelvic fins and the digestive...Figure 5.17 Right lateral radiograph of a positively buoyant goldfish (Caras...Figure 5.18 Ovariectomy in an Oranda goldfish (Carassius auratus): the head ...Figure 5.19 Whole body right lateral radiograph (a) and ultrasound image (b)...Figure 5.20 A goldfish (Carassius auratus) showing its impacted intestine ex...
6 Chapter 6Figure 6.1 A wound on the lateral aspect of the tarsus in a laboratory Afric...Figure 6.2 Possible intravenous injection sites in amphibians.Figure 6.3 Cutaneous everting suture pattern with monofilament absorbable su...Figure 6.4 Amputation of the tip of the tail of a California newt (Taricha t...Figure 6.5 Surgical toe amputation in an African bullfrog (Pyxicephalus
