Usefulness of Surgical Media Center as a Cataract Surgery Educational Tool

Purpose. This study retrospectively analyzed cataract surgeries to examine the usefulness of Surgical Media Center (SMC) (Abbott Medical Optics Inc.), a new cataract surgery recording device, for training of cataract surgery. Methods. We studied five hundred cataract surgeries conducted with a phaco...

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Main Authors: Tomoichiro Ogawa, Takuya Shiba, Hiroshi Tsuneoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8435086
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spelling doaj-8a5ef6157e724d1d885b3c38cbd51e362020-11-24T23:02:08ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Ophthalmology2090-004X2090-00582016-01-01201610.1155/2016/84350868435086Usefulness of Surgical Media Center as a Cataract Surgery Educational ToolTomoichiro Ogawa0Takuya Shiba1Hiroshi Tsuneoka2Department of Ophthalmology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0003, JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0003, JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0003, JapanPurpose. This study retrospectively analyzed cataract surgeries to examine the usefulness of Surgical Media Center (SMC) (Abbott Medical Optics Inc.), a new cataract surgery recording device, for training of cataract surgery. Methods. We studied five hundred cataract surgeries conducted with a phacoemulsification system connected to the SMC. After surgery, the surgical procedures were reviewed, with changes in aspiration rate, vacuum level, and phaco power displayed as graphs superimposed on the surgical video. We examined whether use of SMC is able to demonstrate the differences in technique between experienced and trainee operators, to identify inappropriate phacoemulsification techniques from analyzing the graphs, and to elucidate the cause of intraoperative complications. Results. Significant differences in the time taken to reach maximum vacuum and the speed of increase in vacuum during irrigation and aspiration were observed between experienced and trainee operators. Analysis of the graphs displayed by SMC detected inappropriate phacoemulsification techniques mostly in cases operated by trainee operators. Conclusions. Using SMC, it was possible to capture details of cataract surgery objectively. This recording device allows surgeons to review cataract surgery techniques and identify the cause of intraoperative complication and is a useful education tool for cataract surgery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8435086
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author Tomoichiro Ogawa
Takuya Shiba
Hiroshi Tsuneoka
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Takuya Shiba
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Usefulness of Surgical Media Center as a Cataract Surgery Educational Tool
Journal of Ophthalmology
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Takuya Shiba
Hiroshi Tsuneoka
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title Usefulness of Surgical Media Center as a Cataract Surgery Educational Tool
title_short Usefulness of Surgical Media Center as a Cataract Surgery Educational Tool
title_full Usefulness of Surgical Media Center as a Cataract Surgery Educational Tool
title_fullStr Usefulness of Surgical Media Center as a Cataract Surgery Educational Tool
title_full_unstemmed Usefulness of Surgical Media Center as a Cataract Surgery Educational Tool
title_sort usefulness of surgical media center as a cataract surgery educational tool
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Journal of Ophthalmology
issn 2090-004X
2090-0058
publishDate 2016-01-01
description Purpose. This study retrospectively analyzed cataract surgeries to examine the usefulness of Surgical Media Center (SMC) (Abbott Medical Optics Inc.), a new cataract surgery recording device, for training of cataract surgery. Methods. We studied five hundred cataract surgeries conducted with a phacoemulsification system connected to the SMC. After surgery, the surgical procedures were reviewed, with changes in aspiration rate, vacuum level, and phaco power displayed as graphs superimposed on the surgical video. We examined whether use of SMC is able to demonstrate the differences in technique between experienced and trainee operators, to identify inappropriate phacoemulsification techniques from analyzing the graphs, and to elucidate the cause of intraoperative complications. Results. Significant differences in the time taken to reach maximum vacuum and the speed of increase in vacuum during irrigation and aspiration were observed between experienced and trainee operators. Analysis of the graphs displayed by SMC detected inappropriate phacoemulsification techniques mostly in cases operated by trainee operators. Conclusions. Using SMC, it was possible to capture details of cataract surgery objectively. This recording device allows surgeons to review cataract surgery techniques and identify the cause of intraoperative complication and is a useful education tool for cataract surgery.
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