Abstract
How computer-based surgical simulation can supplement textbooks, videos and wet-lab experience in surgical training.
Highlights
The modernisation of junior doctor training programmes and implementation of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) have diminished surgical training time.[1,2,3] Ophthalmic surgical trainees must acquire, within a limited time, sufficient experience and proficiency in cataract surgery before qualifying as consultants
Before they embark on a career in ophthalmology, the vast majority of first-year trainees have never performed in vivo intraocular surgery
Evidence has shown that trainees have the highest complication rates at the start of their training, which emphasises the importance of adequate and appropriate surgical training and supervision.[4,5]
Summary
The modernisation of junior doctor training programmes and implementation of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) have diminished surgical training time.[1,2,3] Ophthalmic surgical trainees must acquire, within a limited time, sufficient experience and proficiency in cataract surgery before qualifying as consultants.
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