In the study, researchers at the Jules Stein Eye Institute simulated a typical eye injection appointment in an ophthalmologist’s office.
They found that in just a few minutes of conversation over an imaginary patient, unmasked subjects spewed out bacteria that could potentially land on the eyes and cause infection.
Read the Reuters Health report on talking while giving eye injections.
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