title: Reducing the risk of eye contamination.
abstract: The recent case of an Italian nurse waiting for compensation after contracting HIV from a splash to her eye (1) has highlighted the serious risk of contracting infection through the eye conjunctiva. In this article, the author suggests nurses need to take more notice of recommendations and guidelines that they should wear eye protection when performing procedures likely to cause splashes to the eye.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Berry
mesh_terms: D005135:Eye Protective Devices; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D009726:Nurses; D016273:Occupational Exposure