In Pursuit of Safer Eye Care—The Case of the Flying Cannula

This Viewpoint discusses instances of surgical error involving inadvertent detachment of a cannula from a syringe under high pressure and recommends strategies to avoid or mitigate such errors.

Corresponding Author: Oliver D. Schein, MD, MPH, Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Maumenee 116, Baltimore, MD 21287-9019 (oschein@jhmi.edu).

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