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Real‐life Experience with glaucoma surgical training using SOS eyes
Author(s) -
Mercieca K.
Publication year - 2017
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.1755-3768.2017.02623
Subject(s) - trainer , task (project management) , training (meteorology) , optometry , medical education , medicine , perspective (graphical) , glaucoma , ophthalmology , psychology , computer science , engineering , artificial intelligence , physics , programming language , systems engineering , meteorology
Summary Surgical training in Europe is very different according to each region. National regulations, different settings and allocated resources allow for a great heterogeneity in surgical opportunities. The equation of providing adequate training and performance levels to the surgeon while upholding the best possible practices of maximizing patient safety is a difficult task. Throughout Europe, surgeons are increasingly resorting to solutions that allow them to train in simulated scenarios before being confronted with a real life scenario. From wet‐labs to electronic simulations, there is a wide range of solutions that could be adapted to each reality. In this section of the symposium we look at real life experiences using specifically designed advanced ‘dry lab eye’ models (Simulated Ocular Surgery, or SOS , eyes) from the perspective of residents, glaucoma fellows and consultant trainers/supervisors. Videos and first hand experiences will be shared with the audience with useful tips, practical advice and potential drawbacks presented and described by a young qualified consultant trainer from one of the largest and oldest ophthalmic teaching hospitals in the U.K.