9 8 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 6
C
ataract
surgery
is
already
one of
the safest procedures
around, but it never
hurts to improve. Here
are 8 advances that
will boost the safety of
your patients, sur-
geons and staff mem-
bers.
Dropless and less drop surgery
Dropless and less drop procedures improve patient compliance
with an otherwise tedious post-op drop regimen. In dropless surgery,
the surgeon gives the patient an intraocular antibiotic injection before
surgery, eliminating the need for pre- and post-op drops.
Not only does this mean you don't have to rely on patients placing
their own drops perfectly to ward off infection, but it also saves your
patients money, says Denise Carpenter, BSN, RN, director of nursing
at the Surgery Center of Northern California in Redding. "Patients pay
1
8 Ways to Make
Cataract Surgery Even Safer
These technologies improve patient compliance, reduce
surgical injuries and minimize patients' risk of post-op infection.
Kendal Gapinski
Associate Editor
• SIDE OF SAFETY Cataract surgery is one of the safest surgical procedures, yet
complications can still occur.
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN
