2021
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_2785_20
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Training Indian ophthalmologists in phacoemulsification surgery: Nine-year results of a unique two-week multicentric training program

Abstract: Purpose: To assess the outcome of 2 weeks phacoemulsification training program that is a unique collaboration between premier ophthalmic training institutes of India and Alcon Inc. initiated 10 years ago. Methods: Cataract surgeons eager to adopt phacoemulsification surgery as the primary treatment modality were enrolled in an intensive 2 weeks training program across seven premier ophthalmic institutes in India. These surgeons performed supervised phacoemulsification s… Show more

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“…Institutions around the globe are now offering to provide learning opportunities for phaco operation with their assessment by the ICO OSCAR phaco rubric. 21,22 Similarly wet lab training through Cyber sight, Orbis international telemedicine platform is offering distance learning and assessment with the help of ICO OSCAR phaco rubric. 23 A consensus is building that learning cataract surgery in a structured training program and proper assessment with ICO OSCAR rubric not only facilitates early conversion from novice to expert but also decreases the complication rate of the operations.…”
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“…Institutions around the globe are now offering to provide learning opportunities for phaco operation with their assessment by the ICO OSCAR phaco rubric. 21,22 Similarly wet lab training through Cyber sight, Orbis international telemedicine platform is offering distance learning and assessment with the help of ICO OSCAR phaco rubric. 23 A consensus is building that learning cataract surgery in a structured training program and proper assessment with ICO OSCAR rubric not only facilitates early conversion from novice to expert but also decreases the complication rate of the operations.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…We read the very interesting and unique article by Farooqui et al . [ 1 ] on the multicentric Alcon phacoemulsification training program and we must congratulate the authors for bringing out this important analysis. The authors have broadly covered all the major and minor aspects of phacoemulsification training that are taught during this two-week program.…”
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“…Many nongovernment organizations and the corporate sector started the Phaco Development Programme for a short period with a specialist trainer using the ICO-OSCAR score and improved the surgical skills among the trainee ophthalmologists. [ 6 ] Although the original ICO-OSCAR scoring system was developed for surgery in the patient’s eye, the modified OSCAR score system can also be applied during wet-lab sessions to develop self-awareness about the gaps in each step. [ 7 ] In a few limited government institutions in India, the surgical simulator training has also started recently.…”
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