Chong Yap Yew, Kosmin Alan, Barampouti Faye, Kodati Shyam
Department of Ophthalmology, Watford General Hospital, Vicarage Road, Watford WD18 0HB, UK.
Ann Ophthalmol (Skokie). 2008 Fall-Winter;40(3-4):137-40.
The slit lamp can be a source of cross infection in the clinic setting. We identified the bacteria flora on slit lamps and determined the risk of transmission to patients. Frequent cleaning of the slit lamp especially after treating infected cases can decrease the transmission of organisms.