Carpenter, RN, BSN, director of nursing at the Surgery Center of
Northern California in Redding, Calif., among the 28.8% of respon-
dents who say some of their surgeons have gone dropless. "It's
good for non-compliant patients, but it's an added expense," says a
respondent.
7. Optical coherence tomography. OCT, a technology that lets sur-
geons visualize clear tissue intraoperatively, is available on several
ophthalmic microscopes, but only 3% of our panel say OCT is avail-
able on their facilities' microscopes.
8. Surgical glue. About one-fifth (21.7%) of our respondents use
ReSure Sealant, an ocular sealant that seals and protects clear corneal
incisions in the immediate post-operative period when wounds are
most vulnerable. "Only on some complex cases — not for every
patient," says Amy
Wiatt, RN, director of
surgical services at
MidAmerica Surgery
Center in Chesterfield,
Mo. Another respon-
dent says one of her
surgeons wants to use
ReSure Sealant, but
she's reluctant
because it costs twice
as much as suture and
has a 1-year expiration
date.
9. Ergonomics.
Some research sug-
gests that cataract sur-
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