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Resident laser in situ keratomileusis surgical training in United States residency programs.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19683165     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To determine current trends in resident laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) training in the United States, a comprehensive survey was sent to the residency coordinator, chairman, or refractive surgery director of all 113 ophthalmology training programs in the U.S. accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The response rate was 64%. Of the respondents, 54% were from programs in which residents performed LASIK surgery, typically as third-year residents; residents in these programs performed a mean of 4 LASIK surgeries (range 1 to 10 surgeries) during residency. The Visx Star was the most commonly used excimer laser platform and the Hansatome the most commonly used microkeratome. Most programs had 1 attending physician teaching the residents refractive surgery, which was typically performed at the main residency facility. Most programs had significant discounted pricing (>50%) for resident-performed LASIK.
Authors:
Robert O Kwon; Vinay A Shah; Rohit Krishna; Jean Hausheer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cataract and refractive surgery     Volume:  35     ISSN:  1873-4502     ISO Abbreviation:  J Cataract Refract Surg     Publication Date:  2009 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-08-17     Completed Date:  2009-10-23     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8604171     Medline TA:  J Cataract Refract Surg     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1629-32     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Vision Research Center, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Clinical Competence / statistics & numerical data*
Education, Medical, Graduate / statistics & numerical data*,  trends
Educational Measurement
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Internship and Residency / statistics & numerical data*,  trends
Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / economics,  education*
Lasers, Excimer*
Ophthalmology / economics,  education*
Questionnaires
Refractive Surgical Procedures
Surgical Procedures, Elective / education
United States
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
J Cataract Refract Surg. 2009 Sep;35(9):1485-6   [PMID:  19683140 ]

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