ArticleSaudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society
To study the learning curve of capsulorhexis in manual small incision cataract surgery among postgraduate residents in central India.
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- Database evaluation of complication rates and visual outcomes of cataract surgery performed by trainees vs independent surgeons.Journal of cataract and refractive surgery · 2026Article
- Evaluating continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis proficiency via video analysis.BMJ open ophthalmology · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the learning curve of continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis (CCC) and to assess the number of surgeries required to master it among residents in a postgraduate teaching institute.
methodsThe present prospective observational study was based on the completion time and complication rates related to CCC performed using various techniques by 10 students in the 2
resultsThe average time required for the completion of CCC was 412 ± 90.5 s. The average number of times residents required to fill the anterior chamber with viscoelastic was 6.9 ± 1.4. The average size of CCC was 7 ± 0.66 mm. Extended CCC was the most common complication. JR2 required assistance from a senior surgeon in 47 eyes (50.5%), whereas JR3 required assistance in 39 eyes (24.4%) (
conclusionCCC is a difficult step to master in the trainee. Focusing and practicing on this step will help to reduce the complications and maximize proficiency. Approximately 6-eight surgeries are required to master CCC.
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