Confidence in managing open-globe injuries and endophthalmitis: a pre- and postwet-lab training evaluation.
Wet-lab training raised confidence in corneal suturing for open-globe injury repair.
Confidence in managing open-globe injuries and endophthalmitis: a pre- and postwet-lab training evaluation.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of 2 days of wet-lab training on confidence in the management of open-globe injury (open-globe injury) and endophthalmitis.
Anonymously rated their confidence in managing open-globe injury and endophthalmitis on a scale from 1 to 10 before the course, immediately after its completion, and 6 months later.
Median self-rated confidence (1-10 scale) in corneal suturing rose sharply right after training.
Confidence in endophthalmitis treatment improved from a median of 5 (IQR = 5) to 8 (IQR = 4) immediately after the course ( p < 0.001), and remained at 8 (IQR = 2) 6 months later ( p = 0.012).
Wet-lab training effectively increased participants' confidence in managing open-globe injury.
Key elements of the ophthalmic surgeon's learning curve can be addressed in a porcine wet lab, thereby reducing the risk of poor patient outcomes.
Six months later, the positive effect on confidence remained significant, despite the expected decline over time. Nonetheless, there remains scope for further improvement in these essential surgical skills.