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  • Medical Simulation
  • Surgical Education

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  • Cataract surgery requires extensive training and skill development.
  • Surgical simulators offer a controlled environment for practicing complex procedures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the correlation between cataract surgical simulator performance and actual surgical experience.
  • To determine the simulator's effectiveness in surgical training.

Main Methods:

  • Sixteen doctors were grouped by surgical experience.
  • Participants performed simulated cataract surgery stages, including capsulorhexis, with dominant and non-dominant hands.
  • Performance was evaluated based on scores, repetition, and hand dominance.

Main Results:

  • A significant correlation was found between surgical experience and capsulorhexis module scores.
  • The dominant hand showed higher success rates in capsulorhexis compared to the non-dominant hand (p=0.004).
  • Performance in capsulorhexis improved significantly with repeated practice (p=0.001).

Conclusions:

  • Cataract surgery simulation performance aligns with a surgeon's real-life experience.
  • The simulator effectively supports surgical training by enhancing skills through repetition.