This study aimed to assess the quality of the most highly viewed paediatric cataract surgery videos regarding surgeon proficiency and execution of key techniques. A search for congenital cataract surgery and paediatric cataract surgery was made in YouTube. The top 50 results were taken and the 10 surgical videos with greatest number of views were selected. Duplicates, older than 10 years and non-English videos were excluded. All remaining videos were reviewed by three paediatric ophthalmologists and assessed for surgical competency and scored on a five-point Likert scale across six surgical domains. Quality was also scored for video, audio and explanatory clarity. The mean score was 3.93 ±0.94. Only one video scored <3 indicating incompetent surgical performance. Forty percent had good video picture quality. Length of video ranged from 5.09 to 17.09 minutes. Surgeon narration was included in 50%. Complications and dangerous surgical technique was noted. For the top three videos views, overall scores were >4.33 and showed higher quality surgical skills. However, this was not consistent for other videos. The authors conclude YouTube videos are a great resource for training but caution must be exercised when selecting videos to view.
Use of YouTube videos to show surgical techniques for paediatric cataract surgery
Reviewed by Fiona Rowe
Is YouTube a useful tool for trainees in paediatric cataract surgery?
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Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, UK.
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