The Ophthalmic Surgical Assistant

This text contains basic guidelines and typical scenarios that the ophthalmic surgical assistant needs to know. It begins with the operative patient, including preoperative testing and consents, and travels through the operating room experience. Topics include gowning and gloving, perparing trays an [...]
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This text contains basic guidelines and typical scenarios that the ophthalmic surgical assistant needs to know. It begins with the operative patient, including preoperative testing and consents, and travels through the operating room experience. Topics include gowning and gloving, perparing trays and tables, and sterilization techniques. Detailed descriptions of common operative procedures involving the orbit, lids, lens, cornea, and retina are also included. Operative notes are written on a minute-to-minute basis so the reader can become familiar with the instruments and other implements, and the order in which they are used. This text will help prepare the ophthalmic surgical assistant for any setting, whether it be hospital or office based.