Application Experience of Eyesi Operation Simulation Training System in the Teaching of Cataract Surgery for Ophthalmology Masters

Objective:To explore the application effect of the Eyesi surgical simulator in the teaching of cataract surgery for professional ophthalmology postgraduate students.Methods:The professional postgraduate students who were trained in the third year of ophthalmology at the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Medical University were selected as the research objects.After passing the theoretical examination,they were randomly divided into the pig eyeball group,Eyesi group,and pig eye+Eyesi group,with 5 students in each group.The pig eyeball,Eyesi surgery simulator,and pig eye+Eyesi surgery simulator were used for microscopic technique operation and cataract surgery steps training,respectively.After the training,the overall training effects of the three groups of postgraduates were scored,and questionnaires were used to objectively evaluate the three training methods.Results:The scores of the students in the pig eye+Eyesi group were better than those in the Eyesi group,and the students in the Eyesi group were better than those in the pig eyeball group.Conclusion:The Eyesi surgical simulation training system can evaluate the microsurgical skills of professional masters and improve their surgical skills.This system is of great significance for the training of the cataract surgery skills of professional masters.

Staged microvascular anastomosis training program for novices：transplantation of both kidneys from one rat donor

Background Rat renal transplantation is an essential experimental model and requires greater microsurgical skills.Thus,training novices to perform quick and reliable microvascular anastomosis is of vital importance for rat renal transplantation.In this study,we developed and evaluated a staged microvascular anastomosis training program for novices,harvesting and transplanting both kidneys from one rat donor.Methods Five trainees without any prior microsurgical experience underwent a training program in which the goals were staged according to difficulty.Each trainee had to achieve satisfactory results as evaluated by a mentor before entering the next stage.Rat renal transplantation was accomplished by end-to-end technique with a bladder patch.In the intensive rat renal transplantation stage,the trainees required an average of 20 independent attempts at isotransplantation as final training assessment.Results After 2 months of intensive practice,all trainees had achieved stable and reproducible rat renal transplantation,with a satisfactory survival rate of 85.9% at postoperative Day 7.The total mean operative time was 78.0 minutes and the mean hot ischemia time was 26.2 minutes.With experience increasing,the operative time for each trainee showed a decreasing trend,from 90-100 minutes to 60-70 minutes.After 20 cases,the mean operative time of the trainees was not statistically significantly different from that of the mentor.Conclusion Harvesting and transplanting both kidneys from one rat donor after a staged microvascular anastomosis training program is feasible for novices without any prior microsurgical skills.