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Published on: January 26, 2018
[CBO/ALCON teaching method of phacoemulsification: results of Hospital de Olhos do Paraná]
Ana Flávia de Castro Fischer1, Eduardo Machado Estevão Pires, Fernando Klein
1Hospital de Olhos do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
Purpose:
To analyze the results obtained with a new phacoemulsification teaching method in the specialization course of Hospital de Olhos do Paraná.
Methods:
A retrospective study evaluated the results of a "reversal" method used in the CBO/ALCON teaching program at the Hospital de Olhos do Paraná. The method is based on the student progression through five checkpoints starting from the end of the surgery towards the beginning and analysis of intra- and postoperative complications at each one of the checkpoints.
Results:
Of 84 operated eyes, 77 (91.67%) presented final visual acuity of 20/40 or better. Among the complications, the main one was the posterior capsular rupture and occurred in 11 (13.09%) of 13 (15.48%) eyes with complications.
Conclusion:
The "reversal" teaching method used in the CBO/ALCON teaching program is appropriate to the student, his instructor, as well as to the patient.
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