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Value for money of reusable versus disposable ophthalmic instruments for intravitreal injections.

Saghir Ahmed SadiqSarah Winsloe
Published in: The New Zealand medical journal (2024)
Intravitreal injections performed with reusable instruments offer better value for money than when performed with disposable instruments. This equates to a beneficial financial saving just for this one low-complexity case. Such savings can multiply significantly when considering the instruments used in a wider variety of ophthalmic procedures. There are of course trade-offs between safety, quality, cost and sustainability.
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