ICO-OSCAR for pediatric cataract surgical skill assessment

Meenakshi Swaminathan; Srikanth Ramasubramanian; Rachel Pilling; Junhong Li; Karl Golnik

doi:10.1016/j.jaapos.2016.02.015

ICO-OSCAR for pediatric cataract surgical skill assessment

J AAPOS. 2016 Aug;20(4):364-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2016.02.015. Epub 2016 Jul 5.

Authors

Meenakshi Swaminathan¹, Srikanth Ramasubramanian², Rachel Pilling³, Junhong Li⁴, Karl Golnik⁵

Affiliations

¹ Sankara Nethralaya, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India. Electronic address: drms@snmail.org.
² Sankara Nethralaya, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India.
³ Bradford Teaching Hospitals, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
⁴ Shanxi Eye Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, China.
⁵ Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Eye Institute.

PMID: 27392952
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2016.02.015

Abstract

Pediatric cataract surgical skill assessment is important to ensure the competency of the trainees, especially pediatric ophthalmology fellows. Using a rubric would ensure objectivity in this process. The ICO-OSCAR pediatric cataract surgery rubric has been developed with global variations in techniques of pediatric cataract surgery in mind.

MeSH terms

Cataract
Cataract Extraction*
Child
Clinical Competence*
Education, Medical, Graduate*
Educational Measurement
Humans
Internship and Residency
Ophthalmology