(1)
St. Johns, FL, USA
(2)
Helen Keller Foundation for Research and Education, International Society of Ocular Trauma, Birmingham, AL, USA
(3)
Consultant and Vitreoretinal Surgeon, Milos Eye Hospital, Belgrade, Serbia
(4)
Consultant and Vitreoretinal Surgeon, Zagórskiego Eye Hospital, Cracow, Poland
Table 23.1 provides a brief summary of the items the surgeon should check before the onset of the actual operation. As mentioned before, this list does not mean that before each surgery every item on it must be check-marked such as a pilot would do before flying the airplane. Much of the preparation becomes routine with time; however, the checklist is necessary initially to establish that routine.
Table 23.1
The previtrectomy checklist
Item | Comment | More details in |
|---|---|---|
Surgical plan | If the case is of average difficulty, the plan can be finalized just prior to the operation. If it is expected to be more complex and difficult, the plan is best formulated the day before | Sect. 3.1 |
Arrangement of the OR | All major equipment, including the operating table, are in their desired position
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