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Tips for Saving on Your Viscoelastic Stock

Edited by Beth Hurley, RN, BSN, CRNO, COE

Edited by Beth Hurley, RN, BSN, CRNO, COE This should come as no surprise to you: In nearly every place I've worked, physician preference has overwhelmingly dictated which brand and type of viscoelastic the facility buys. Often, it's a matter of what surgeons used when they learned to perform cataract procedures. But that doesn't mean you have to carry a different viscoelastic for every surgeon who operates at your facility; standardization of product is necessary to remain cost-effective and efficient.

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