Quality Outcomes and Their Association with Physician Age and Experience at a Single Academic Ophthalmology…

Cohort studyOphthalmology· Jan 2026

Quality Outcomes and Their Association with Physician Age and Experience at a Single Academic Ophthalmology Center (2009-2023).

George T Lin, Daniel J Espinosa, Corey Powell … Jennifer S Weizer

OphthalmologyCohort studyClinical practiceQ1IF 5.2

Less experienced surgeons are associated with a higher rate of unplanned anterior vitrectomy.

Quality Outcomes and Their Association with Physician Age and Experience at a Single Academic Ophthalmology Center (2009-2023).

George T Lin … Jennifer S Weizer

Ophthalmology · Jan 2026 · Q1 in Ophthalmology

Purpose

To determine the association between attending surgeon factors (age, gender, and experience [years since completing training]) and ophthalmic surgical outcomes.

Methods

All surgeons practicing at University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center from 2009 to 2023.

n = 100 cases

Results

less experienced surgeons had a higher rate of an unplanned eye complication during cataract surgery

percentage increase 67 (95% CI 16 to 140)

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16

140

CI excludes the null - significant

More results

Mean anterior vitrectomy was 0.91%.

The mean reoperation rate was 1.05%.

Only age 60 to 64 years (-38%, P = 0.018, 95% CI, -58 to -8) and more recent year of surgery (-3% [more recent year of surgery was associated with 3% lower reoperation rate], P = 0.0017, 95% CI, -5 to -1) were associated with a lower reoperation rate in multivariate analysis.

More results

Age 65 years or more and 3 years or less since completing training were significantly associated with decreased case load (P < 0.001).

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Conclusion · 1 of 2

Less than 3 years of experience and lower annual case volume were associated with higher anterior vitrectomy rate in cataract surgery. Senior physician age was not significantly associated with increased anterior vitrectomy.

Conclusion · 2 of 2

Outcomes improved significantly over time. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE(S): Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found after the references.

Quality Outcomes and Their Association with Physician Age and Experience at a Single Academic Ophthalmology Center (2009-2023).

Quality Outcomes and Their Association with Physician Age and Experience at a Single Academic Ophthalmology Center (2009-2023).

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