Journal Reviews

Cystoid macular oedema following retinal detachment surgery

5 April 2022 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | Cystoid macular edema, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, vitreoretinal surgery

There are limited studies examining the incidence and risk factors for postoperative cystoid macular oedema (CMO) following rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) repair. Postoperative CMO is thought to be due to pro-inflammatory state, where numerous cytokines lead to tight junction dysfunction,...

Intraocular surgical training – is there any inter-procedural transfer of skills?

1 June 2018 | | Cataract and Refractive | assessment/formative feedback, cataract surgery, simulation-based training, vitreoretinal surgery

Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed surgery during ophthalmology training. This study aims to investigate how experience in simulated cataract surgery impacts and transfers to the learning curves for novices in vitreoretinal surgery. Twelve ophthalmology residents without previous experience...