FP969 : Decoding Capsulorhexis for a surgeon: the multiple modality way to learn it better.

Dr.AISHWARYA

Objective: To compare performance of trainees on bovine eyes in wet lab for continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis formation using ICO-Score, when they were previously trained in different techniques

Methods: 11 new postgraduates of ophthalmology were subjected to different types of techniques of learning CCC on mobile ,potato,combination of both and on simulator with other two modalities after being randomized into 4 groups. All these groups later underwent wet lab training and operated on bovine eyes.Training was done by trainer who scored them using ICO-Oscar score for performance of CCC formation

Results: The group A trainees could not complete a single capsulorhexis on the bovine eyes whereas the group B postgraduates completed the rhexis in average 448.59 seconds with an average ICO Score of 3.15

Conclusions:Combined training on simulator with potato and mobile app is better than stand alone training on one modality alone as the trainees get adapted for hand eye coordination.