Quality control issues in modern cataract surgery.
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 infection 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.
O'Day
D M
DM
Department of Ophthalmology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003363:Cost Control; D004209:Disposable Equipment; D004340:Drug Contamination; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011786:Quality Control; D012996:Solutions; D013242:Sterilization / Q000592:standards; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000009:adverse effects
D012996:Solutions