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Attitudes of ophthalmic trainees in Scotland towards surgical simulation engagement

Eye volume 37, pages 2358–2359 (2023)Cite this article

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The recent Royal College of Ophthalmologists’ survey of national Simulation Leads in 2021 identified a lack of dedicated time and/or financial resources limiting ophthalmic departments’ ability to provide high quality education through ocular simulation [1]. Engagement with ocular simulation has increased, and has been shown to improve competence and confidence, and lead to less intraoperative surgical complications (posterior capsule rupture/vitreous loss) for junior ophthalmic trainees [2, 3]. While the benefits of surgical simulation are recognised, attitudes of ophthalmic trainees towards surgical simulation have not been documented previously.

A SurveyMonkey questionnaire was sent to all ophthalmology trainees in Scotland between August to October 2021. The survey comprised ten questions addressing perceptions of surgical simulation, frequency of simulation activity and perceived barriers to accessing simulation. Question types involved multiple-choice, five-point ordinal Likert Scales and full-text answers.

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Fig. 1: Figure summarising trainees’ opinions on their user experiences with the EYESI simulator.

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A version of this study was an oral presentation at the Scottish Ophthalmological Club meeting, February 2022.

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  1. Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology, Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0YN, UK

    Wei Han Ong, Jennifer Hind & David Lockington

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JH and DL had the initial idea. WO performed the survey and drafted the article. JH and DL revised the article and provided senior support. All authors agree with the final accepted version.

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Ong, W.H., Hind, J. & Lockington, D. Attitudes of ophthalmic trainees in Scotland towards surgical simulation engagement. Eye 37, 2358–2359 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-022-02344-4

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