TABLE I.
MEAN AND MAX FOR HANDLE, NEEDLE AND SCLERA FORCES FOR LEFT VS RIGHT EYE AND 70 μm VS 110 μm NEEDLE SIZE
| Rabbit # | Needle size | # of Trials | Mean (Max) of interaction forces at | # of Success | Needle force at puncture (mN) | ||||
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| Left eye | Right eye | Needle (mN) | Sclera (mN) | Handle (N) | Left eye | Right eye | |||
| 1 | 110 μm | 1 | 0 | 12.5 (42.9) | 32.1 (87.8) | 1.13 (6.91) | - | - | - |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 12.3 (75.1) | 96.5 (362) | 0.657 (6.42) | - | 1 | (7.66) | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 14.2 (70.3) | 201 (386) | 0.931 (6.79) | - | - | - | |
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| 4 | 70 μm | 0 | 3 | 7.06 (40.9) | 36.1 (93.3) | 0.327 (1.43) | - | 1 | (19.4) |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 8.39 (43.0) | 63.1 (261) | 0.901 (6.21) | - | - | - | |
| 6 | 0 | 5 | 4.77 (47.3) | 71.1 (156) | 0.713 (3.01) | - | 3 | (7.78), (28.7), (33.5) | |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 2.43 (13.48) | 49.5 (217) | 0.737 (2.76) | 2 | - | (9.80), (14.5) | |
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| 8 | 110 μm | 0 | 1 | 5.72 (14.2) | 34.2 (173) | 0.676 (2.43) | - | - | - |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 9.44 (58.7) | 40.0 (235) | 0.436 (5.43) | 2 | - | (13.7), (14.5) | |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | 9.49 (40.9) | 34.2 (222) | 0.346 (1.89) | 3 | - | (21.9), (30.4), (38.3) | |