Correlation of virtual reality performance with real‐life cataract surgery performance. Issue 9 (September 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jacobsen, Mads Forslund; Konge, Lars; Bach‐Holm, Daniella; la Cour, Morten; Holm, Lars; Hφjgaard‐Olsen, Klavs; Kjærbo, Hadi; Saleh, George; Thomsen, Ann Sofia
• Is Part Of: Journal of cataract and refractive surgery. Volume 45:Issue 9(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-09
• Subjects: 617.7
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2019.04.007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0886-3350

Abstract

Abstract : Purpose : To investigate the correlation between performance on a virtual reality simulator and real‐life cataract surgical performance. Setting : Nine ophthalmology departments in Denmark and Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation, Copenhagen, Denmark. Design : Prospective multicenter study. Methods : Cataract surgeons with different experience levels were included. The participants performed 3 consecutive video‐recorded phacoemulsification surgeries that were rated by masked raters using the Objective Structured Assessment of Cataract Surgical Skills (OSACSS) scoring system. Thereafter, the participants performed a previously validated test on an Eyesi virtual reality simulator. Primary outcomes were the mean OSACSS score from all 3 surgeries and the simulator score from the participants' first repetition of the performance test. Result : Nineteen surgeons participated. There was a statistically significant correlation between the simulator performance score and the mean OSACSS score across all experience levels, with a Pearson correlation of 0.65 ( P = .003, R 2 = 0.42). Conclusion : Simulator performance was significantly correlated with real‐life cataract surgical performance.