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  • Surgical Education
  • Medical Training

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  • Cataract surgery, specifically phacoemulsification (phaco), requires extensive training.
  • Residents often lack prior experience in complex cataract extraction techniques before starting phaco training.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the learning curve of phacoemulsification performed by residents without prior extra-capsular cataract extraction (ECCE) experience.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of a step-by-step training program (SBSTP) in resident surgical skill acquisition.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of 1013 phacoemulsification procedures performed by four novice residents.
  • Comparison of intraoperative parameters and complication rates between the first 30 and last 30 surgeries for each resident.
  • Analysis of reasons for procedure completion failure.

Main Results:

  • The completion rate of the first 30 phaco procedures was 79.2%.
  • Cumulative dissipated energy significantly decreased from 55.41 in the first 30 to 30.10 in the last 30 surgeries (P=0.021).
  • Posterior capsular rupture rate decreased significantly from 10.8% to 1.7% (P=0.008).

Conclusions:

  • A step-by-step training program is crucial for residents transitioning to independent cataract surgery.
  • SBSTP serves as an essential bridge between basic wet lab training and performing phacoemulsification safely and effectively on patients.