Michael Grinton1, Jaswant Sandhu2, Audrey Shwe-Tin3, David H W Steel4,5, Darren Shu Jeng Ting6,7. 1. Newcastle Eye Centre, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. 2. County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust, Durham, UK. 3. Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK. 4. Sunderland Eye Infirmary, Sunderland, UK. 5. Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. 6. Academic Ophthalmology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. ting.darren@gmail.com. 7. Department of Ophthalmology, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK. ting.darren@gmail.com.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To examine the incidence, characteristics and outcomes of posterior capsular rupture (PCR) cases amongst the ophthalmology trainees and to evaluate the trainees' confidence in managing PCR. METHODS: A two-staged cross-sectional study was carried out between September 2017 and April 2018 in the North East of England, UK. All ophthalmology trainees were surveyed on their confidence level in managing PCR and the characteristics and outcomes of their PCR cases. RESULTS: Fifteen (71.4%) out of 21 trainees completed the study. The mean number of phacoemulsification was 268.9 ± 250.9 cases (range, 0-705) per trainee. There were 82 (1.9%) cases of PCR reported among 4303 phacoemulsification. PCR occurred most commonly during quadrant removal (44.0%) and cortex removal (21.3%). The best-corrected visual acuity (in logMAR) improved significantly from 0.47 ± 0.32 preoperatively to 0.20 ± 0.19 postoperatively (p < 0.001). The supervising consultant took over 80.5% of the PCR cases. The PCR rate decreased significantly from 3.1% at 0-100 cases to 0.6% at 301-400 cases (p = 0.004) and to 0.4% at >500 cases (p = 0.005). Confidence in managing PCR (without supervision) improved from 0% (9/9) at junior level to 50% (3/6) at senior level, and the average number of anterior vitrectomies performed was 0.6 ± 0.9 (range: 0.0-2.0). CONCLUSIONS: We observed a low PCR rate among the trainees in our region, with the majority of cases achieving good visual outcome. A significant reduction in PCR rate was observed at the threshold of >500 cases. There is however a lack of confidence among trainees in managing PCR, highlighting the need for devising new training strategies in this area.
PURPOSE: To examine the incidence, characteristics and outcomes of posterior capsular rupture (PCR) cases amongst the ophthalmology trainees and to evaluate the trainees' confidence in managing PCR. METHODS: A two-staged cross-sectional study was carried out between September 2017 and April 2018 in the North East of England, UK. All ophthalmology trainees were surveyed on their confidence level in managing PCR and the characteristics and outcomes of their PCR cases. RESULTS: Fifteen (71.4%) out of 21 trainees completed the study. The mean number of phacoemulsification was 268.9 ± 250.9 cases (range, 0-705) per trainee. There were 82 (1.9%) cases of PCR reported among 4303 phacoemulsification. PCR occurred most commonly during quadrant removal (44.0%) and cortex removal (21.3%). The best-corrected visual acuity (in logMAR) improved significantly from 0.47 ± 0.32 preoperatively to 0.20 ± 0.19 postoperatively (p < 0.001). The supervising consultant took over 80.5% of the PCR cases. The PCR rate decreased significantly from 3.1% at 0-100 cases to 0.6% at 301-400 cases (p = 0.004) and to 0.4% at >500 cases (p = 0.005). Confidence in managing PCR (without supervision) improved from 0% (9/9) at junior level to 50% (3/6) at senior level, and the average number of anterior vitrectomies performed was 0.6 ± 0.9 (range: 0.0-2.0). CONCLUSIONS: We observed a low PCR rate among the trainees in our region, with the majority of cases achieving good visual outcome. A significant reduction in PCR rate was observed at the threshold of >500 cases. There is however a lack of confidence among trainees in managing PCR, highlighting the need for devising new training strategies in this area.
Authors: Darren Shu Jeng Ting; Jessica Cairns; Bhavesh P Gopal; Charlotte Shan Ho; Lazar Krstic; Ahmad Elsahn; Michelle Lister; Dalia G Said; Harminder S Dua Journal: Front Med (Lausanne) Date: 2021-08-11
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