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- Title
Refractive surgery training during residency — do not be afraid of the dark.
- Authors
Balparda, Kepa; Díaz, Ana María; Londoño, Ana María
- Abstract
Refractive errors are a fairly common eye condition worldwide, and the ophthalmologist should be capable of offering the patient both nonsurgical and surgical solutions to their refractive conditions. Nevertheless, currently, refractive surgery training during residency is poor at best. This paper explores recent evidence to suggest that postsurgical results of patients operated on by residents are not inferior to those operated on by experienced staff. It points out the urgent need to improve the current approach to refractive surgery training.
- Subjects
OPHTHALMOLOGISTS; REFRACTIVE errors; REFRACTIVE keratoplasty; LASIK; OPHTHALMOLOGY education; TRAINING
- Publication
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2014, Vol 8, p2297
- ISSN
1177-5467
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2147/OPTH.S72549