Objective To report the trends for the use of eye protection methods during retinal laser in clinic and operating room. Methods and analysis Retrospective analysis of a 14-item survey questionnaire submitted to the European Vitreoretinal Society members. Results Responses from 630 members were analysed. Most of the respondents practised in Europe (52.7%), followed by North America (21.0%). The majority of respondents had laser filters in the microscope for the operating surgeon (92.1%), or used protective goggles (6.8%). Only 38.9% of respondents indicated that auxiliary staff in the operative room used protective goggles during laser treatment. Three-dimensional retina viewing system was used by only 22.5% of respondents, of those, 34.5% reported use of laser protection goggles by the operating surgeon. Rates of laser protection by auxiliary staff were 62.9% for indirect laser and 60.8% for slit lamp laser. We found a higher rate for use of laser protection by auxiliary staff in North America-based practices for endolaser (p<0.00001), laser indirect ophthalmoscope (p<0.00001) and slit lamp laser (p=0.00033) compared with the rest of the world. Conclusion The use of laser protection methods is routinely adopted by the physicians in the operating room and clinic, but less so by their assisting or auxiliary staff.

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国际视网膜专家使用激光防护眼镜的调查：欧洲玻璃体视网膜学会研究

目的报告临床和手术室视网膜激光术中护眼方法的使用趋势。方法和分析 对提交给欧洲玻璃体视网膜学会成员的 14 项调查问卷进行回顾性分析。结果 分析了 630 名成员的回复。大多数受访者在欧洲（52.7%）执业，其次是北美（21.0%）。大多数受访者在显微镜中为手术外科医生配备了激光过滤器（92.1%），或使用了护目镜（6.8%）。只有 38.9% 的受访者表示手术室辅助人员在激光治疗过程中使用了护目镜。仅 22.5% 的受访者使用三维视网膜观察系统，其中 34.5% 的受访者表示手术外科医生使用了激光护目镜。辅助人员对激光的防护率，间接激光为62.9%，裂隙灯激光为60.8%。我们发现，与其他地区相比，在北美地区，辅助人员使用激光保护的比率更高，包括内激光 (p<0.00001)、激光间接检眼镜 (p<0.00001) 和裂隙灯激光 (p=0.00033)世界。结论 手术室和诊所的医生普遍采用激光防护方法，但其辅助或辅助人员较少采用。