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Pig eye trabeculectomy-a wet-lab teaching model.

dc.contributor.authorLee, G.A.
dc.contributor.authorChiang, M.Y.
dc.contributor.authorShah, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2008-06-04T11:48:59Z
dc.date.available2008-06-04T11:48:59Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.citationEye, 20 (1): 32-7
dc.identifier.issn0950-222X
dc.identifier.pmid15688055
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/sj.eye.6701784
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2436/29499
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE: A teaching model for trabeculectomy is described using pig eyes prepared in formalin. METHOD: The model enables trainee surgeons to practice various aspects of tissue handling required for successful trabeculectomy including the construction of a fornix-based conjunctival flap, scleral flap with buried releasable sutures, and water-tight conjunctival closure. RESULTS: Exposure to the necessary skills required to perform trabeculectomy surgery can be improved by the use of wet laboratory practice. CONCLUSIONS: Trabeculectomy surgery experience is becoming more limited as fewer procedures are being performed due to the efficacy of recent medications. Wet laboratories will become an increasingly important aspect of a comprehensive ophthalmology training programme.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNature Publishing Goup
dc.relation.urlhttp://www.nature.com/eye/journal/v20/n1/abs/6701784a.html
dc.subjectGlaucoma
dc.subjectTrabeculectomy
dc.subjectResident training
dc.subject.meshAnimals
dc.subject.meshEducation, Medical, Continuing
dc.subject.meshGlaucoma, Open-Angle
dc.subject.meshMicrosurgery
dc.subject.meshModels, Animal
dc.subject.meshModels, Educational
dc.subject.meshOphthalmology
dc.subject.meshSus scrofa
dc.subject.meshSuture Techniques
dc.subject.meshTissue Preservation
dc.subject.meshTrabeculectomy
dc.titlePig eye trabeculectomy-a wet-lab teaching model.
dc.typeJournal article
dc.identifier.journalEye
html.description.abstractPURPOSE: A teaching model for trabeculectomy is described using pig eyes prepared in formalin. METHOD: The model enables trainee surgeons to practice various aspects of tissue handling required for successful trabeculectomy including the construction of a fornix-based conjunctival flap, scleral flap with buried releasable sutures, and water-tight conjunctival closure. RESULTS: Exposure to the necessary skills required to perform trabeculectomy surgery can be improved by the use of wet laboratory practice. CONCLUSIONS: Trabeculectomy surgery experience is becoming more limited as fewer procedures are being performed due to the efficacy of recent medications. Wet laboratories will become an increasingly important aspect of a comprehensive ophthalmology training programme.


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