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INFECTION PREVENTION
of the releasing com-
pound material used to
get the gloves off molds
during production. That
material could cause
inflammation in the
anterior chamber if it
comes in contact with
IOLs placed in the eye.
The bottom line: Use
proper instruments —
not the finger or thumb
of a gloved hand —
when loading implants
in lens injector systems.
Stay vigilant
Greater awareness and
improved practices
have decreased TASS
outbreaks, but don't let
your guard down. It's when you stop paying adequate attention to the
basic precautions, especially those related to the proper cleaning and
flushing of instruments, that you'll run into issues with the complica-
tion so many centers are striving to eliminate. OSM
Dr. Mamalis (
nick .ma ma lis@hsc.utah.edu
) is the director of Intermountain
Ocular Research Center in the John Moran Eye Center at the University of
Utah in Salt Lake City and a national expert on TASS-related research.
HANDS OFF Use proper instruments to load implants in
lens injector systems.
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