Embracing technology in cataract surgical training – The way forward

While ophthalmology as a surgical branch itself has evolved technologically with newer instruments, techniques and procedures; ophthalmic surgical training appears to have stagnated in terms of how it is delivered and how trainees' learning and performance are assessed. This collaborative edito...

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Main Authors: Van C Lansingh, Ravilla D Ravindran, Prashant Garg, Merle Fernandes, Akshay Gopinathan Nair, Parikshit J Gogate, Sundaram Natarajan, Meenakshi Swaminathan, Ashish E Bachhav, Rashmin A Gandhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2022;volume=70;issue=11;spage=4079;epage=4081;aulast=
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Summary:While ophthalmology as a surgical branch itself has evolved technologically with newer instruments, techniques and procedures; ophthalmic surgical training appears to have stagnated in terms of how it is delivered and how trainees' learning and performance are assessed. This collaborative editorial attempts to identify the lacunae in ophthalmic residency training and highlight how technological tools such as surgical simulators can be incorporated into ophthalmic training even in limited-resource settings with good results.
ISSN:0301-4738
1998-3689