PHILADELPHIA — Ophthalmologists are at a high risk for developing occupational musculoskeletal pain, and training and precautionary measures should be enacted in order to decrease such risks, according to a speaker here.
“It’s generally understood that surgeons, and especially microsurgeons such as ophthalmologists, are at increased risk of musculoskeletal injuries,” Erin E. Nichols, MD, said at the Wills Eye Conference. “Our goal was to categorize and describe the prevalence of those injuries, as well as identify risk factors for injuries.”
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