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Plastic eye surgery simulator for trabeculectomy
Author(s) -
MCNAUGHT A
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2014.3224.x
Subject(s) - trabeculectomy , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , parallels , glaucoma , surgical procedures , glaucoma surgery , surgery , case presentation , plastic surgery , optometry , ophthalmology , engineering , operations management
Glaucoma surgical training is becoming difficult for surgical trainees to access, because of increasing subspecialisation, reduced practical experience in suturing using 10‐0 nylon, and a proliferation of new glaucoma surgical procedures. Traditional early practical experience eg surgical wet‐labs, using perhaps porcine eyes, are not always easily accessible. The presentation outlines the continued importance of training in trabeculectomy surgery, and describes recent innovations in plastic artificial eye technology. Parallels between actual trabeculectomy surgery in patients, versus modern plastic eye simulated trabeculectomy surgery are described. The potential value, and easy availability, of this new simulated eye surgery training is highlighted.