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United Kingdom national cataract training survey.
Alexander, Philip Matheson, David Baxter, Julia Tint, Naing Latt
Alexander, Philip
Matheson, David
Baxter, Julia
Tint, Naing Latt
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2011-08
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A nationwide postal survey of all consultant ophthalmologists in the United Kingdom was conducted to determine attitudes and techniques of cataract surgery trainers, identify trainer-related factors that determine surgical opportunity, and ascertain whether trainers had received adequate training in how to teach surgery. The response rate was 43% (410/950). Seventy-nine percent of respondents were men; 46% worked in a university teaching hospital (UTH). University teaching hospital consultants provided more surgical opportunities to their trainees (P<.001). Surgical opportunity was directly correlated with number of vitreoretinal surgeons in the department independent of UTH status (P<.001). Eighty-three percent of trainers had received no formal training in how to teach surgery; only 12% of these expressed a desire to undertake such training. Further research is required to determine optimal methods for delivery of ophthalmic surgical training.
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United Kingdom national cataract training survey. 2012, 38 (3):533-8 J Cataract Refract Surg
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22340610
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1873-4502
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Bausch&Lomb/Allergan