Number of patients experiencing discomfort during skin disinfection
Number of patients experiencing discomfort during conjuctival sac disinfection
0
129
118
+1
3
14
+2
0
0
+3
0
0
+4
0
0
+5
0
0
Table1: Patients’ answers on a visual analogue scale regarding discomfort during
skin and conjunctival sac disinfection. 0 was no discomfort at all and +5 was the
most severe pain the patient had ever experienced.