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ArticleIndian journal of ophthalmology2022

Embracing technology in cataract surgical training - The way forward.

Van C Lansingh, Ravilla D Ravindran, Prashant Garg, Merle Fernandes, Akshay Gopinathan Nair, Parikshit J Gogate, Sundaram Natarajan, Meenakshi Swaminathan, Ashish E Bachhav, Rashmin A Gandhi

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Article in Indian journal of ophthalmology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Van C LansinghDepartment of Research, Instituto Mexicano de Oftalmología, Queretaro, Mexico; Help MeSee Inc., Jersey City, New Jersey; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
Ravilla D RavindranChairman, Aravind Eye Care System, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Prashant GargExecutive Chair, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Merle FernandesDirector, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Akshay Gopinathan NairHelp MeSee Inc., Jersey City, New Jersey, USA; Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital, A Unit of Dr. Agarwals' Group of Eye Hospitals, Mumbai; R. Jhunjhunwala Sankara Eye Hospital, Panvel, Maharashtra, India.
Parikshit J GogateCommunity Eye Care Foundation, Dr. Gogate's Eye Clinic, Pune, Maharashtra;, Department of Ophthalmology, Padmashri D. Y. Patil Medical College, Pimpri.Chinchwad, Maharashtra, India; School of Health Sciences, Queens University, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Sundaram NatarajanAditya Jyot Eye Hospital, A Unit of Dr. Agarwals' Group of Eye Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Meenakshi SwaminathanOphthalmic Educator, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Capstone Clinic, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ashish E BachhavHelp MeSee Inc., Jersey City, New Jersey, USA; Eknath Eye Hospital & Laser Centre, Thane, Maharashtra, India.
Rashmin A GandhiOphthalmic Educator, Foresight International, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While ophthalmology as a surgical branch itself has evolved technologically with newer instruments, techniques and procedures; ophthalmic surgical training appears to have stagnated in terms of how it is delivered and how trainees' learning and performance are assessed. This collaborative editorial attempts to identify the lacunae in ophthalmic residency training and highlight how technological tools such as surgical simulators can be incorporated into ophthalmic training even in limited-resource settings with good results.

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CataractCataract ExtractionInternship and ResidencyOphthalmologyClinical CompetenceEducation, Medical, GraduateHumansTechnologyBlindnessMSICSresidencySICStraining

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PMID36308167
PMCPMC9907277

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