Open AccessQUALITY CONTROL ISSUES IN MODERN CATARACT SURGERY
Author(s) -
O'DAY DENIS M.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-1606
pISSN - 0814-9763
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1987.tb00074.x
Subject(s) - cataract surgery , medicine , surgery , quality (philosophy) , sterility , optometry , philosophy , epistemology , biology , genetics
Modern extracapsular cataract surgery is considerably more complex than the previous intracapsular procedure Intraocular manipulations are required, and solutions and products must be introduced into the eye Due to the shift to ambulatory surgery, modern cataract surgery is also being performed in a difficult and more dangerous environment In these circumstances, sterility and product quality may be compromised when a lack of appropriate surveillance techniques leads to the use of defective products in surgery The modern cataract surgeon must, therefore, become knowledgeable about infect/on and quality control procedures In the operating room, and also about details of manufacture and industrial standards applicable to the products used in eye surgery