Commentary Wrong site surgery. Citation Text: Fraser SG, Adams W. Wrong site surgery. Br J Ophthalmol. 2006;90(7):814-6. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL August 9, 2006 Fraser SG, Adams W. Br J Ophthalmol. 2006;90(7):814-6. View more articles from the same authors. The authors provide an overview of wrong site surgery, with special attention to incidents in ophthalmology. PubMed citation Available at Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Fraser SG, Adams W. Wrong site surgery. Br J Ophthalmol. 2006;90(7):814-6. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) An observational study of laterality errors in a sample of clinical records. 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