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

• Autor(a) principal: Androwiki,Joice Elise
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Scravoni,Isaac Assis, Ricci,Lucas Holderegger, Fagundes,Djalma José, Ferraz,Caroline Amaral
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492015000100010
• topic: Ophthalmoscopy/education; Ophthalmoscopes/utilization; Simulation; Education, medical; Diagnostic techniques, ophthalmological

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the Eye Retinopathy Trainer® as a teaching tool for direct ophthalmoscopy examination by comparing it with the traditional method using volunteers. Methods: Fourth year medical students received training in direct ophthalmoscopy using a simulation tool and human volunteers. Ninety students were randomized into a Simulation Group or a Control Group by the inclusion or absence of the simulation model in classroom practice. Differences between the groups were analyzed using unpaired Student’s t-test. Results: The Simulation Group was superior to the Control Group, with 51.06% successful in performing fundus examination in both the anatomical model simulation and the human model in comparison with 21.15% in the Control Group. Conclusion: The Eye Retinopathy Trainer® appears to be an effective teaching tool for practice and improvement of ophthalmologic examination among fourth year medical students.