Abstract

To develop and investigate an evidence-based performance test for the assessment of vitreoretinal surgical skills on the EyeSi Surgical Simulator. Vitreoretinal fellows joining a tertiary eye hospital in south India were assigned to complete all four levels of the seven modules in the EYESI VR simulator. 3 fellow intakes every 6 months were exposed to the simulator and 15 sittings each month were given to all – data were obtained according to the simulator assessment chart and inserted in Excel sheets and then later analyzed using SPSS software. A questionnaire-feedback form was given to the fellows to be filled which contained grading from 1-10 on the confidence they incurred in each module. these feedback data were compared with the simulator performance. There was a gradual rise in the performance of the fellows with respect to modules and levels. The navigation module was the most helpful for the newly joined whereas ILMP/bimanual surgery was the one for the senior fellows.