Technique to exclude temporal lash incursion in phacoemulsification surgery.
We describe the use of a Steri-Strip to exclude lashes in cataract surgery cases in which the lashes impinge on the operative field. The technique has been used in 25 cases and achieved uniformly successful lash exclusion. In 6 cases, the strip became partially dislodged and required repositioning intraoperatively, after which it achieved complete lash exclusion. No complications have been observed.


BACKGROUND
No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
Department of Ophthalmology, Prince of Wales Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Olivia J K
OJ
Fox
Benjamin W C
BW
Sim
Sai
S
Win
Ravjit
R
Singh
Shahriar
S
Amjadi
Ashish
A
Agar
Allan
A
Bank
Ian C
IC
Francis
D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000517:prevention & control; D005140:Eyelashes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D053832:Surgical Tape; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*