Predictors of Manual Dexterity in Simulation-Based Cataract Surgery

Introduction The aim of this study is to determine if prior experience with fine motor hobbies influences a surgeon-in-training's performance on a cataract surgical simulator. Materials and Methods Medical students (n = 70) performed navigation, forceps, and capsulorhexis simulations...

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Main Authors: Laura Palazzolo, Anna Kozlova, John J. Laudi, Allison E. Rizzuti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Academic Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0040-1718570