Evaluation of a simulation tool in ophthalmology: Application in teaching funduscopy

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 36-39

  Androwiki, Joice Elise ^a   Scravoni, Isaac Assis ^a   Ricci, Lucas Holderegger ^a   Fagundes, Djalma José ^b   Ferraz, Caroline Amaral ^a  

^a ANHEMBI MORUMBI UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnostic techniques, ophthalmological; Education, medical; Ophthalmoscopes utilization; Ophthalmoscopy education; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EYE FUNDUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINAL DISEASES; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TEACHING;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL DISEASES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TEACHING;

EID: 84923463020     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.20150010     Document Type: Article

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