In any sort of surgery sterilization is a very important factor more so for ophthalmic surgery especially intraocular surgery. The methods of sterilization are as follows: Physical method Chemical method In physical method we have thermal or heat, radiation and filtration methods and in chemical method we have gaseous method. Nowadays we do not to have autoclave gowns and eye sheets we have sterilised disposable gowns, disposable sterilised eye drapers, sterilised disposable kratoms and needles for intraocular surgery which has made sterilization more better along with periodic fumigation of operation theatres.
All in all, with recent advances in sterilization methods disposable sterilized ophthalmic instruments disposable sterilised gowns and eye draper’s ophthalmic surgery has become much safer. Share your views.
