Guidance on patient safety in ophthalmology from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.

S P Kelly; Royal College of Ophthalmologists

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Guidance on patient safety in ophthalmology from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.

August 5, 2009

Kelly SP, Ophthalmologists RC of. Eye (Lond). 2009;23(12):2143-51.

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This review article offers a guide to the safe delivery of ophthalmology services in the United Kingdom and discusses an effective reporting mechanism for incident reporting in ophthalmology.

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