KOLOA, Hawaii — Having a standard method of communication in place for staff helps prevent wrong intravitreous injections, according to a speaker here.
During a Retina 2023 presentation, Robin A. Vora, MD, said that physicians should be clear with their staff about which patient is receiving the injection, which eye is being injected and which injection is being delivered.
Maintaining a standard method for marking the injection area is also advisable, he said, as is taking a surgeon timeout before the procedure.
“Stop what you're doing, focus on who is in front of you, and make sure