Refractive surgery training during residency - do not be afraid of the dark

Refractive errors are a fairly common eye condition worldwide, and the ophthalmologist should be capable of offering the patient both nonsurgical and surgical solutions to their refractive conditions. Nevertheless, currently, refractive surgery training during residency is poor at best. This paper e...

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Published in:Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) N.Z.), 2014-01, Vol.8 (default), p.2297-2300
Main Authors: Balparda, Kepa, Díaz, Ana María, Londoño, Ana María
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
Cataracts
education
Errors
Eye surgery
Health aspects
Lasers
Ophthalmology
Patients
Photorefractive keratectomy
Quality of life
Refractive errors
refractive surgical procedures
Residents (Medicine)
Surgeons
Surgery
Training
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Summary:Refractive errors are a fairly common eye condition worldwide, and the ophthalmologist should be capable of offering the patient both nonsurgical and surgical solutions to their refractive conditions. Nevertheless, currently, refractive surgery training during residency is poor at best. This paper explores recent evidence to suggest that postsurgical results of patients operated on by residents are not inferior to those operated on by experienced staff. It points out the urgent need to improve the current approach to refractive surgery training.
ISSN:1177-5467
1177-5483
1177-5483
DOI:10.2147/OPTH.S72549