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Review
. 2016 Jun 18;9(6):920-4.
doi: 10.18240/ijo.2016.06.22. eCollection 2016.

Ophthalmology simulation for undergraduate and postgraduate clinical education

Daniel Shu Wei Ting  1 , Shaun Sebastian Khung Peng Sim  2 , Christine Wen Leng Yau  2 , Mohamad Rosman  1 , Ai Tee Aw  2 , Ian Yew San Yeo  1
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Review

Ophthalmology simulation for undergraduate and postgraduate clinical education

Daniel Shu Wei Ting et al. Int J Ophthalmol. .

Abstract

This is a review education paper on the current ophthalmology simulators utilized worldwide for undergraduate and postgraduate training. At present, various simulators such as the EYE Exam Simulator (Kyoto Kagaku Co. Ltd., Kyoto, Japan), Eyesi direct ophthalmoscope simulator (VRmagic, GmbH, Mannheim, Germany), Eyesi indirect ophthalmoscope simulator (VRmagic, GmbH, Mannheim, Germany) and Eyesi cataract simulators (VRmagic, GmbH, Mannheim, Germany). These simulators are thought to be able to reduce the initial learning curve for the ophthalmology training but further research will need to be conducted to assess the effectiveness of the simulation-assisted Ophthalmology training. Future research will be of great value to assess the medical students and residents' responses and performance regarding the usefulness of the individual eye simulator.

Keywords: cataract simulator; direct ophthalmoscopy simulator; ophthalmology residency training; ophthalmology simulator.

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Figures

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Figure 1. The EYE Exam Simulator (Kyoto Kagaku Co. Ltd., Kyoto, Japan).
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Figure 2. Changes of the retinal pathologies using different slides in the EYE Exam Simulator (Kyoto Kagaku Co. Ltd., Kyoto, Japan).
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Figure 3. Eyesi direct (VRmagic, GmbH, Mannheim, Germany).
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Figure 4. Eyesi indirect (VRmagic, GmbH, Mannheim, Germany).
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Figure 5. Eyesi cataract simulator (VRmagic, GmbH, Mannheim, Germany).
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