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In past years the surgeon had to stand on the side of the eye to be operated on. This gave him the shortest distance to the surgical field. If the need would arise, he could move up or down and bring his head in a position so that the best view would be obtained. With rare exceptions, this position was assigned to the surgeon, while the assistant stood on the opposite side. The surgical nurse was placed behind the patient’s head. From there she could hand instruments to the surgeon and to his assistant.
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Blodi, F.C., Mackensen, G., Neubauer, H. (1991). The Position of the Surgeon and his Assistant and the Orientation of the Illustrations. In: Blodi, F.C., Mackensen, G., Neubauer, H. (eds) Surgical Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75385-5_3
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