A Porcine-Based Task Trainer for the Instruction of Seidel's Test and Ocular Foreign Body Removal.

Abstract

Ophthalmologic emergencies account for tens of thousands of patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) each year. Studies continue to show that ophthalmology education in medical school is limited, and this leads to many resident physicians who lack confidence in their ophthalmological examination and procedural skills if opportunities to practice these skills are not deliberately sought out during their training. Medical simulation continues to be an excellent way for physicians to learn and master these anxiety-inducing procedures. We present a newly modified, innovative, and realistic porcine-based emergency ophthalmologic procedural task trainer with live television screen projection to further improve Emergency Medicine (EM) resident education on the performance of Seidel's test and ocular foreign body removal.