Alger brush

An Alger brush is an ophthalmological tool used to remove small foreign bodies from a patient's eye.

It is commonly used to remove rust rings from a cornea.

[1] An Alger brush is a small rotary brush powered by a battery.

The brush contains a small burr that is capable of penetrating an eye's corneal stroma to reach small foreign objects lodged in the cornea, such as rust rings.

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