“It is the left eye, right?”

Figures & data

Table 1 Accuracy of identification of operation side when looking

	Wrong identification by patient’s name		Correct identification by patient’s name		χ^2(1,67)	P
	%	N	%	N
Total		18		49
Male	22.2	4	53.1	26	5.063	0.024
Female	77.8	14	46.9	23

Table 2 Accuracy of identification of operation side when looking at patients’ faces

	Wrong identification by patient’s face		Correct identification by patient’s face		χ^2(1,67)	P
	%	N	%	N
Male	18.2	2	50.0	28	3.764	0.052
Female	81.8	9	50.0	28

Table 3 Surgeons’ data and results of identifications

Surgeon	Surgeon’s age	Surgeon’s experience (years)	Surgeon’s sex	Number of days of last exam prior to operation day	Identification by patient’s name	Identification by patient’s face
1	42	12	Female	3	3/4	4/4
2	39	10	Male	7	4/7	4/7
3	48	19	Female	1	5/5	5/5
4	56	25	Male	4	4/5	5/5
5	45	14	Male	10	6/8	6/8
6	52	21	Female	14	4/5	4/5
7	57	26	Male	7	6/9	7/9
8	39	11	Male	1	4/5	5/5
9	53	23	Female	7	7/11	8/11
10	48	17	Male	7	6/7	6/7