Table 1 Tele-medicine Phacoemulsification Wet Lab Cataract Surgery Course
Week | Model | # of Eyes per Resident | Topic and Specific Steps in the OSCAR Rubric | Video Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Artificial Eye | 3 eyes each | Pre-course videos | Upload three complete Phaco simulation cases to Cybersight per participant |
1 | Pig Eye | 5 eyes each | Competency 1 & 2 Paracentesis, Keratome, Cannula | Video One: 20 Paracenteses, and enter with cannula through paracentesis port 20 times Video Two: 20 Keratome incisions |
2 | Artificial Eye | 1 eye each plus sufficient film to practice | Competency 3 & 4 Centration, Capsulorhexis | Video Three: 30 repetitions of dominant and non-dominant hand instrument movement in the anterior chamber Video Four: 10 Capsulorhexis |
3 | Artificial Eye | 10 eyes each | Competency 5 & 6, 14 Hydrodissection, Nucleus rotation, Grooving | Video Five:10 Hydrodissections; 10 Nucleus rotations in the bag; Video Six: 5 Maltese Crosses to 80% depth |
4 | Artificial Eye | 7 eyes each | Competency 7, 8, 9, 10, 15 Nucleus Disassembly, Quadrant Removal | Video Seven: 3 Nucleus disassembles with quadrant removal Video Eight: An additional 2 nucleus disassembles with quadrant removal |
5 | Artificial Eye | 3 eyes each (can reuse from the previous week) | Competency 11, 12, 13, 16 Irrigation/Aspiration, intra-ocular lens insertion | Video 9: 5 Use of irrigation/aspiration Video 10: 3 intra-ocular lens insertions in the bag |
6 | Artificial Eye | 3 eyes each | Post-course videos | Upload three complete Phacoemulsification simulation cases to Cybersight per participant |