Assess OR table height, microscope position to prevent ophthalmic occupational injury

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Ophthalmologists have a greater rate of neck, back, wrist and shoulder injuries compared with other specialties, according to a speaker at the Retina World Congress. “A lot of it is due to our repetitive, awkward positions we find ourselves in in the operating room and the office,” Sunir J. Garg, MD, FACS, FASRS, told Healio. “I know a number of retina specialists who