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Construct validity of a surgical simulator as a valid model for capsulorhexis training.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21029889     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To compare the performance on the EYESi surgical simulator capsulorhexis training module between medical students and residents and experienced cataract surgeons.
SETTING: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
DESIGN: Comparative case series.
METHODS: The study comprised medical students and residents at the University of Iowa and experienced cataract surgeons. Neither group had experience with the simulator. Each participant completed 4 trials on the capsulorhexis module.
RESULTS: The 7 experienced surgeons achieved statistically significantly better total scores than the 16 medical students and residents on the easy level and the medium level of the capsulorhexis module (P = .004 and P = .000007, respectively). Experienced surgeons achieved significantly better scores in all parameters at the medium level, with better centering (P = .001), less corneal injury (P = .02), fewer spikes (P = .03), less time operating without a red reflex (P = .0005), better roundness of the capsulorhexis (P = .003), and less time completing tasks (P = .008).
CONCLUSION: The surgical simulator capsulorhexis module showed significant construct validity (P<.05).
Authors:
Brian Privett; Emily Greenlee; Gina Rogers; Thomas A Oetting
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cataract and refractive surgery     Volume:  36     ISSN:  1873-4502     ISO Abbreviation:  J Cataract Refract Surg     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-29     Completed Date:  2010-12-22     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8604171     Medline TA:  J Cataract Refract Surg     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1835-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Published by Elsevier Inc.
Affiliation:
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Capsulorhexis / education*
Clinical Competence*
Computer Simulation*
Computer-Assisted Instruction* / instrumentation
Humans
Internship and Residency
Ophthalmology / education*
Students, Medical
User-Computer Interface

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