Evaluation and implementation of a mannequin-based surgical simulator for margin-involving eyelid laceration repair – a pilot study

Abstract Background Repair of margin-involving eyelid lacerations is a challenge for beginning ophthalmology residents, yet no commercially-available simulation models exist for learning this skill. The objective of the study was to modify a mannequin-based surgical simulator originally developed fo...

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Main Authors: Jiawei Zhao, Meleha Ahmad, Emily W. Gower, Roxana Fu, Fasika A. Woreta, Shannath L. Merbs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-02600-3