Ophthalmologists are at a high risk of musculoskeletal disorders of the back, shoulders, neck and arms, according to a speaker at the virtual Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium.
“Musculoskeletal disorders, or MSDs, are really a high risk in our surgical subspecialty,” Deepinder K. Dhaliwal, MD, professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, said. “We have a higher risk of MSDs ... especially under stressful circumstances and tasks that require fine motor control and close visual focus, which raises the muscle tension around maintenance of awkward body
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