Abstract
I tried for some time to obtain a suitable handle for a dental bur, as I have found that this instrument best removes rust stains in the cornea. I was able to locate but one, which is manufactured according to specifications of Dr. Cross of the Graduate School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. The price, I believe, is $6.50. I was rather loath to pay so much for so simple a thing. I inquired at several dental supply houses but was unable to get a handle that was suitable for use in ophthalmologic work. I want to call to the attention of ophthalmologists that the handle of an Elliot trephine makes, in my opinion, about as ideal a handle for a dental bur as one can obtain. It is to be hoped that the use of a dental bur to remove rust stains will be adopted more widely by
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