Cataract Surgery Numbers in U.S. Ophthalmology Residency Programs: An ACGME Case Log Analysis

To describe and assess the cataract experience of ophthalmology residents throughout the United States (U.S.). Cataract procedures logged by graduating ophthalmology residents nationwide and published by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) from 2009 to 2020 were analyzed...

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Published in:Ophthalmic epidemiology 2022-11, Vol.29 (6), p.688-695
Main Authors: Tsou, Brittany C., Vongsachang, Hursuong, Purt, Boonkit, Srikumaran, Divya, Justin, Grant A., Woreta, Fasika A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cataract
cataract surgery
ophthalmology residency
surgical education
surgical volume
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Summary:To describe and assess the cataract experience of ophthalmology residents throughout the United States (U.S.). Cataract procedures logged by graduating ophthalmology residents nationwide and published by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) from 2009 to 2020 were analyzed using linear regression on log-transformed response variables with robust variance. As primary surgeon, average numbers logged for phacoemulsification increased yearly by an average of 4.1% prior to 2019 and then decreased by 22.1% in 2019 for an overall average yearly increase of 2.9% (95% CI: 0.5, 5.4%, p = .03), non-phacoemulsification extracapsular extraction decreased yearly by an average of 4.6% (95% CI: −7.7, −1.5%, p = .01), other cataract/intraocular lens surgeries decreased yearly by an average of 8.4% (95% CI: −10.1, −6.6%, p
ISSN:0928-6586
1744-5086
DOI:10.1080/09286586.2021.2015395