2.1.1: Adheres to health & safety & implement infection control

Question 1

What should you do to adhere to health & safety & implement infection control?

Answer 1

• Wash hands before any procedure
• Wipe the slit lamp and trial frame in-front of the patient
• Get a contact lens tray to store reusable CLs
• Wash hands before lens insertion
• Throw away used materials (e.g. fluorescein or CLs) in a yellow bin
• Wear PPE
• Make sure caps go back on bottles
• Make sure bottles are in date
• Clean and orderly worktops, sinks and waste bins