Phacoemulsification skills training and assessment

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 536-541

  Spiteri, Anthony ^a   Aggarwal, Rajesh ^a   Kersey, Tom ^a   Benjamin, Larry ^a   Darzi, Ara ^a   Bloom, Philip ^a  

^a WESTERN EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; MICROSURGERY; OPERATING ROOM; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKILL; SURGICAL TRAINING; TECHNOLOGY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 77952221482     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.159715     Document Type: Review

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