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"We don't have a tremendous amount of
instruments to make trays overburdened and confusing," she says.
differences in our sets by service: cataracts, glaucoma,
One respondent separates hersurgeon instruments to
retina and plastics. "Some doctors have a set or 3confusing."
make trays overburdened and extra instruments
that they use every case that we peel-pouch for them," she says. "It
— Janet Johnson, RN, clinical our central promakes for happier doctors and easier turnovers for director of the
Eye Surgery Center of Hinsdale (Ill.)
cessing department."
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How have you overcome the major challenge
in the care and handling of your ophthalmic
instruments?
Ophthalmic instruments are very delicate and expensive to replace.
At the Eye Surgery Center of Hinsdale, Ms. Johnson says she educates all staff on the ASCRS-recommended methods of instrument
decontamination and sterilization as well as the manufacturer's
directions for use for each item. Ms. Johnson shares what else her
facility does to care for its instruments:
• Wipe all instruments with an instrument wipe and soak them in a
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