Small Incision Cataract Surgery

   

Importance of Training in Small Incision Cataract Surgery

The shortage of both academic and clinical teaching material on small incision cataract surgery
leads to most surgeons attempting to learn SICS by doing so on patients,
a method commonly referred to as “learning on the job”.

The safety of this learning method for the patient can be likened to playing “Russian roulette” in that the surgeon
may get through an operation successfully and without complications the first few
times and become overconfident in his or her skills.

 However, it is only a matter of time before an unexpected event occurs during surgery
that cannot be managed by the novice SICS surgeon.

small incision cataract surgery training is a safer alternative to the conventional “learn on the job” method
and provides an environment in which surgeons can feel less intimidated by the jump in technical complexity
from standard cataract surgery to SICS.

Small incision cataract surgery (SICS) has been popularized as a safer and cost-effective alternative to extracapsular
cataract extraction (ECCE) with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation as a means of cataract surgery.

The slow acceptance of SICS among ophthalmic surgeons can be attributed to the substantial increase in technica
l difficulty compared to standard cataract surgery and the perceived increased
risk of complications with the newer technique.

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