title: The effectiveness and safety of single-use disposable instruments in cataract surgery--a clinical study using a surgeon-based survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare ease of use, handling, defects and complication rates between single use and reusable instruments in cataract surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective questionnaire-based study involving ophthalmic surgeons operating during a one-year period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results showed better scores in relation to questions regarding ease of use and handling for permanent instruments (p < 0.0001). Two complications out of 93 procedures were reported in the reusable group (2.2%) compared to six out of 157 in the disposable group (3.8%) (p = 0.4681).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Disposable instruments in cataract surgery are an acceptable and safe alternative to reusable ones.
authors.affiliation: Calderdale Royal Infirmary, Halifax
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mercieca
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fahad
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Biswas
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004209:Disposable Equipment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom