Cataract surgery with phacoemulsification is a challenging procedure for surgeons in
training to learn to perform safely, efficiently, and effectively. We review the auxiliary learning …

Purpose To determine the operative time and complication rates of resident
phacoemulsification surgeries at different time points in training. Methods Retrospective …

Purpose: To evaluate the rate of adverse events after office-based lens surgery performed
across multiple private practices in the United States. Setting: 36 private practices across the …

Purpose To evaluate 2 preoperative risk stratification systems for assessing the risk of
complications in phacoemulsification cataract surgery, performed by residents, fellows, and …

Objectives To compare 90‐day postoperative complication rates between Veterans
receiving cataract surgery in VA vs Community Care (CC) during the first year of …

Purpose To identify the preoperative risk factors, intraoperative events, and postoperative
complications increasing the risk for poor visual outcomes in resident-performed cataract …

Cataracts currently afflict an estimated 94 million people worldwide, and surgical removal is
the only effective therapy known. Tracking outcomes through registry databases has been …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine whether the introduction of a structured
short-term phacoemulsification training program improved the ICO-OSCAR (International …

Purpose To assess the outcomes of resident-performed cataract surgeries with iris
challenges and to compare these outcomes with similar surgeries performed by attending …

An apprenticeship model has traditionally been used in procedural and surgical teaching.
As the pressures of work hours and patient outcome monitoring increase, surgical teachers …