Sklar Barraquer Wire Speculum, 2mm Infant
A fine 2mm wire speculum built to an infant profile, used to hold a baby's eyelids open gently during pediatric ophthalmic examination and surgery. It is supplied for repeated sterilization and reuse in hospital and clinic settings.
The Sklar Barraquer Wire Speculum is a fine wire lid speculum built to an infant profile, offered here at 2mm diameter with 3mm and 4mm sizes also available, used to hold an infant's eyelids open gently during pediatric ophthalmic examination and surgery. Infant eyelids and orbital anatomy differ significantly in scale and tissue fragility from adult eyes, so this version is sized and shaped specifically for that population rather than being a smaller cut of an adult speculum, giving the pediatric ophthalmologist appropriate retraction without excessive pressure on delicate infant tissue.
This product line is treated as its own listing separate from the child and adult pattern variants of the Barraquer Wire Speculum, since the infant sizes differ by diameter alone rather than by the pattern and profile options that distinguish the child and adult range. It is used by pediatric ophthalmologists during examination under anesthesia and surgical procedures such as congenital cataract surgery, and is reprocessed between patients following standard pediatric ophthalmic instrument sterilization.
