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Mediplex Surgery Center in Edison, N.J., enjoy microscopes with movable parts and hydraulic chairs, says Nursing Director Janet Kovacs, RN, BSN, CNOR. "We have a special OR stool from Stryker that helps with the doctor's posture," says Ms. Koppinger. "They can adjust the height themselves with a foot." For heads-up viewing during cataract surgery, there's TruVision's real-time, stereo- scopic, 3D high-definition visualization system, which attaches to microscopes to dis- play the surgical field of view in real-time on 3D flat panel displays in the OR. This lets surgeons perform and record surgery in 3D via a heads-up, 1080p display instead of looking through the microscope. 8. Custom cataract packs. The big question with procedure packs is what to include in them — and what to leave out. Should they be surgeon-specific or more basic, including the supplies you use in every cataract case (outer covering, eye and lid drapes, gowns, towels,. sponges, instrument wipes, plastic disposable bowls, prep kit, syringes and safe- ty needles). "All those things you know you're going to use on every case should be put in your pack," says Ms. Tietjen. You can store other surgeon-specific items like blades and gloves in small bins, she says. Ms. Kovacs includes irrigating solution, viscoelastic and the phaco cassettes in her packs. "We have a custom cataract pack that we get from the same company that supplies our lenses and other products," says Ms. Brooks. "This also saves on shipping and is much more convenient than having to order several products separately." Donna Cooley, RN, of Scripps Mercy Surgery Pavilion in San Diego, Calif., says her cus- tom pre-assembled packs are $8 less than pulling all items separately, "not to mention dollars saved in paying staff to gather items." She says custom packs saved her facility $18,000 last year. 9. Creating a capsulorhexis. The extremely difficult but necessarily precise task of creat- ing a round, centered capsulorhexis during cataract surgery may be about to get a lot 1 2 1 M A Y 2 0 1 5 | O U T P A T I E N TS U R G E R Y. N E T