Glasses in the OR

[Medstudent2018]

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Does anyone have any tricks to keep glasses from sliding/slipping downwards during surgery? I'm extremely myopic so the lenses are really heavy and normally I just keep pushing it up all day, but scrubbed in that obviously can't happen.

 

[HatWobble]

Tape the arms to your ears.

Or get a safety strap.

 

[pd1112]

Get glasses that fit

 

[WinslowPringle]

1. Glasses that fit better.
2. Glasses that have an adjustable nose piece that you tighten enough to make them not slip.
3. Contacts.
4. Grampa-style strap.


Don't be the guy with the tape.

 

[J ROD]

Duck tape

 

[MirrorTodd]

I don't fold up the edges of the cap, so I can pull it down and kind of slant it back all the way, so that the earpieces of my glasses sit under them. That or I trap them underneath the ties of the surgical mask and tie the top tie on top of my head at the longest/thickest part of my skull. It's hard to describe.

 

[pd1112]

I don't fold up the edges of the cap, so I can pull it down and kind of slant it back all the way, so that the earpieces of my glasses sit under them. That or I trap them underneath the ties of the surgical mask and tie the top tie on top of my head at the longest/thickest part of my skull. It's hard to describe.

Which part is longest/thickest?

 

[MirrorTodd]

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Which part is longest/thickest?

lol the upper right corner.

 

[bc65]

I used tape, and/or a strap (croakies) until I got very light titanium rimless frames which feel weightless and almost never move out of place. A bigger problem is glasses fogging. Some of the masks come with tape or a plastic strip built in, which helps with fogging. However, I will almost always use some 1" paper tape along the upper edge of the mask to help prevent fogging. This is essential if you'll be wearing loupes.