Franciso Alvarado B,
APEC Hospital, Mexico
Title: Influence of computerized simulated training on learning curve of surgical performance of phacoemulsification in residents at the “Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México, Hospital Dr. Luis Sánchez Bulnes
Biography
Biography: Franciso Alvarado B,
Abstract
Objective: To determine if the time of training on the ophthalmic surgical simulator improves the learning curve of residents acquiring phacoemulsification skills.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Prospective, experimental and comparative study. Performed in the teaching department at Asociación Para Evitar la Ceguera en México, Hospital Dr. Luis Sánchez Bulnes. Sixteen students were evaluated: with a training course of 6, 12 and 18 hours with the EYESi® ophthalmic surgery simulator. The exams presented to the students, comprised the following 5 exercises: capsulorhexis, hydrodelamination-hydrodissection, Phacoemulsification, Irrigation / Aspiration of cortical residues and placement of the intraocular lens. The maximum grade was 500 points (100 per exercise) and each student took the same test at least twice.
Results: The initial an final exams of 15 students were analyzed. There were statistically significant differences in surgical performance (P = 0.039)
Conclusions: The training of students with the EYESi® ophthalmic surgical simulator has positive effects on the learning curve and that effect correlated positively and significantly with the number sessions attended starting at a minimum of 6 hours