Multiple Choice
Sutures used in ophthalmic surgery are very fine and range in size from 4-0 to 10-0.Handling and arming these sutures can be a challenge for the perioperative nurse with uncorrected presbyopia.Eye sutures should be handled as little as possible to avoid:
A) weakening and fraying.
B) causing the formation of needle burrs.
C) losing sutures among the drapes or on the floor.
D) reaction and discomfort for the patient.
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