2021
Combination of simulation-based and online learning in ophthalmology: Efficiency of simulation in combination with independent online learning within the framework of EyesiNet in student education
Der Ophthalmologe. 2021 Jan 15;1-10. doi: 10.1007/s00347-020-01313-0.
2020
National access to Eyesi® and anterior vitrectomy simulation
Eye, 2020, doi: 10.1038/s41433-020-1107-6
Content validity evidence for a simulation-based test of handheld otoscopy skills
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Sep 9. doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-06336-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32909062.
Can simulators be applied to improve cataract surgery training: a systematic review
BMJ Open Ophthalmology. 2020, Aug 13; 5: e000488. doi: 10.1136/bmjophth-2020-000488
A systematic review of simulation-based training tools for technical and non-technical skills in ophthalmology
Eye (Lond). 2020 Oct; 34(10): 1737–1759. Published online 2020 Mar 13. doi: 10.1038/s41433-020-0832-1.
Experience with the Eyesi® Surgical Operation simulator for the first steps in surgical ophthalmology
Ophthalmologe. 2020 Mar;117(3):280-282. doi: 10.1007/s00347-020-01049-x. Article in German.
2019
Royal College of Ophthalmologists’ National Ophthalmology Database study of cataract surgery: report 6. The impact of EyeSi virtual reality training on complications rates of cataract surgery performed by first and second year trainees
British Journal of Ophthalmology, 29 May, 2019, doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2018-313817
Correlation of virtual reality performance with real-life cataract surgery performance
Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrs.2019.04.007
EYESI surgical simulator: validity evidence of the vitreoretinal modules
Acta Ophthalmol. 2019: 97: e277–e282. doi: 10.1111/aos.13910.
2018
A guide to eyes: ophthalmic simulators
The Bulletin, Royal College of Surgeons, Volume 100 Issue 4, June 2018, pp. 169-171, doi.org/10.1308/rcsbull.2018.E169
Impact of virtual reality simulation on learning barriers of phacoemulsification perceived by residents
Clinical Ophthalmology, Published 11 May 2018 Volume 2018:12 Pages 885-893. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S140411.
2017
Surgical Simulation Training Reduces Intraoperative Cataract Surgery Complications Among Residents
Simul Healthc. 2017 Oct 11. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000255. [Epub ahead of print]
CONSTRUCT AND FACE VALIDITY OF THE EYESI INDIRECT OPHTHALMOSCOPE SIMULATOR
Retina. 2017 Oct;37(10):1967-1976. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000001438.
Continuous Curvilinear Capsulorhexis Training and Non-Rhexis Related Vitreous Loss: The Specificity of Virtual Reality Simulator Surgical Training (An American Ophthalmological Society Thesis)
Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 2017 Aug 22;115:T2. eCollection 2017 Aug.
Virtual reality-based proficiency test in direct ophthalmoscopy
Acta Ophthalmol. 2018 Mar;96(2):e259-e261. doi: 10.1111/aos.13546.
Effect of music on surgical skill during simulated intraocular surgery
Can J Ophthalmol. 2017 Dec; 52(6):538-542. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2017.04.008. Epub 2017 Jul 6.
La simulación en la enseñanza de la oftalmología
Gaceta Médica de México, 2017;153:111-5
Teaching binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy to novice residents using an augmented reality simulator
Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, published online: April 21, 2017.
Operating Room Performance Improves after Proficiency-Based Virtual Reality Cataract Surgery Training
Ophthalmology. 2017 Apr; 124(4):524-531. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.11.015.
2016
Efficacy of Eyesi surgical simulator training in improving high-tension capsules capsulorhexis performance
Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia, 2016; 75 (5): 376-9.
High correlation between performance on a virtual-reality simulator and real-life cataract surgery
Acta Ophthalmologica 09/2016; doi: 10.1111/aos.13275
Virtual vitreoretinal surgery: validation of a training programme
Acta ophthalmologica 08/2016; DOI:10.1111/aos.13209
Clinical Efficacy of Simulated Vitreoretinal Surgery to Prepare Surgeons for the Upcoming Intervention in the Operating Room
PLoS One 2016 10;11(3):e0150690. Epub 2016 Mar 10.
2015
Cost analysis of objective resident cataract surgery assessments
Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, Volume 41, Issue 5, May 2015.
Learning styles and the prospective ophthalmologist
Med Teach. 2015 Apr; 37(4):344-7. doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2014.948827.
Simulation‐based certification for cataract surgery
Acta Ophthalmol. 2015 Feb 26. doi: 10.1111/aos.12691.
2014
Critical Evaluation of the Usability of Augmented Reality Ophthalmoscopy for the Training of Inexperienced Examiners
Retina, 2014 Apr;34(4):785-91. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3182a2e75d.
Establishment of a validated training programme on the Eyesi cataract simulator. A prospective randomized study.
Acta Ophthalmol. 2014 Mar 11. doi: 10.1111/aos.12383.
Development of a virtual reality training curriculum for phacoemulsification surgery
Eye (Lond). 2014 Jan; 28(1):78-84. doi: 10.1038/eye.2013.211.
2013
Cost analysis of virtual-reality phacoemulsification simulation in ophthalmology training programs
J Cataract Refract Surg. 2013 Oct;39(10):1616-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2013.08.015.
Ophthalmic Surgery Simulator Training Improves Resident Performance of Capsulorhexis in the Operating Room
Ophthalmology, 2013 Jun 24, doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.05.003.
Intensive cataract training: a novel approach
Eye (Lond). 2013 Jun; 27(6): 742–746.
The international forum of ophthalmic simulation: developing a virtual reality training curriculum for ophthalmology
Br J Ophthalmol. 2013 Jun;97(6):789-92. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2012-302764. Epub 2013 Mar 26.
2012
Virtual reality cataract surgery training: learning curves and concurrent validity
Acta Ophthalmol. 2012 Aug; 90(5):412-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2010.02028.x.
Medical Simulation in Ophthalmology
Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today EUROPE, July/August 2012.
Ausbildung von Kataraktchirurgen mit Hilfe von Simulatoren
Der Augenspiegel, 07-08 2012.
A comparison of hand- and foot-activated surgical tools in simulated ophthalmic surgery
Can J Ophthalmol. 2012 Oct;47(5):414-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2012.05.003. Epub 2012 Jun 29.
Cataract surgeons outperform medical students in Eyesi virtual reality cataract surgery: evidence for construct validity
Acta Ophthalmol. 2013 Aug;91(5):469-74. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2012.02440.x. Epub 2012 Jun 7.
Can virtual reality simulation help to determine the importance of stereopsis in intraocular surgery?
Br J Ophthalmol. 2012 May;96(5):742-6. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2011-301150. Epub 2012 Jan 18.
2011
Stereoacuity and intraocular surgical skill: effect of stereoacuity level on virtual reality intraocular surgical performance
J Cataract Refract Surg. 2011 Dec; 37(12):2188-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2011.05.048.
Assessment of fatigue in intraocular surgery: analysis using a virtual reality simulator
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2011 Jan;249(1):77-81. Epub 2010 Oct 2.
β-Blockade Affects Simulator Scores
Ophthalmology Volume 118, Number 9, September 2011.
Influence of surgery simulator training on ophthalmology resident phacoemulsification performance
J Cataract Refract Surg 2011; 37:1756–1761 2011 ASCRS and ESCRS.
Impact of simulator training on resident cataract surgery
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2013 Mar;251(3):777-81.
VR (virtual reality) to OR: Impact of residency training with the Eyesi simulator system on cataract surgery outcomes
Poster presentation at ARVO2011.
Effect of sleep deprivation on the performance of simulated anterior segment surgical skill
Can J Ophthalmol. 2011 Feb;46(1):61-5. doi: 10.3129/i10-112.
Virtual reality ophthalmic surgical simulation as a feasible training and assessment tool: results of a multicentre study
Can J Ophthalmol. 2011 Feb;46(1):56-60. doi: 10.3129/i10-051.
Performance of patients with deficient stereoacuity on the EYESi microsurgical simulator
Am J Ophthalmol. 2011 Mar;151(3):427-33.e1.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.09.011.
2010
Virtual reality cataract surgery training: learning curves and concurrent validity
Acta Ophthalmologica 2010 Nov 5. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2010.02028.x.
Performance of patients with deficient stereoacuity or monofixation syndrome using the EYESi Microsurgical Simulator: A pilot study.
J AAPOS. Volume 14, Issue 1, Page e26 (February 2010). doi:10.1016/j.jaapos.2009.12.109.
Construct validity of a surgical simulator as a valid model for capsulorhexis training
J Cataract Refract Surg. 2010 Nov;36(11):1835-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.05.020.
Phacoemulsification skills training and assessment
Br J Ophthalmol 2010;94:536-541 doi:10.1136/bjo.2009.159715.
2009
The Eyesi: Ophthalmic Surgical Simulator
Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology. Vol. XXI Issue 3 September 2009: 280-285.
Surgical competency in residents
Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2009 Jan;20(1):56-60. PMID: 19093331 [Indexed for MEDLINE].
Virtual Reality in Ophthalmology
Klin Monatsbl Augenheilkd 2009; 226(8): 672-676; DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1109383.
An assessment of the ability of surgical simulation to predict actual surgical proficiency in ophthalmology
Open Medicine, Vol 3, No 3 (2009)
Virtual reality simulation in acquiring and differentiating basic ophthalmic microsurgical skills
Simul Healthc. 2009 Summer;4(2):98-103. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e318195419e.
Virtual reality training improves wet-lab performance of capsulorhexis: results of a randomized, controlled study
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol (2009) 247:955–963. DOI 10.1007/s00417-008-1029-7.
2008
Ophthalmic surgical training: a curriculum to enhance surgical simulation
Retina. 2008 Nov-Dec;28(10):1509-14. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e31818464ff.
Simuleret øjenkirurgi en god hjælp i kirurgisk oplæring
oftalmolog 24 December 2008
Phakosimulation – wo stehen wir heute? Erfahrungen mit dem Eyesi Simulator
OPHTHALMO-CHIRURGIE 20: 208-210 (2008).
Teaching the Capsulorhexis Technique
Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today I Nov/Dec 2008: 36-38
Construct validity of anterior segment anti-tremor and forceps surgical simulator training modules: Attending versus resident surgeon performance
J Cataract Refract Surg. 2008 Jun;34(6):980-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.02.015.
2006
Surgical Simulator Helps Train Young Surgeons: New technology provides another avenue to learn and refine surgical skills
Retinal Physician Issue: May 2006
2005
Vitreoretinal Surgical Simulator: Developments to Enhance Training and Accreditation of Vitreoretinal Surgeons
Scientific Paper: 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) in Montreal, Canada 2005
Vitreoretinal Surgical Training Using a Simulator
Scientific Paper: 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) in Montreal, Canada 2005
2004
Virtual Vitreoretinal Surgical Simulator as a Training Tool
Retina. 2004 Apr;24(2):231-6.
2003
Computer-assisted training system for pars plana vitrectomy
Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 2003 Dec;81(6):600-4.