Using 3D computer simulations to enhance ophthalmic training

• Published in: Ophthalmic & physiological optics Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 40 - 49
• Main Authors: Glittenberg, C., Binder, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.01.2006; Blackwell
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; computer aided training; Computer Simulation; computer simulations; Computer-Assisted Instruction - instrumentation; Computer-Assisted Instruction - methods; Cranial Nerve Diseases - pathology; Cranial Nerves - anatomy & histology; Education, Medical, Undergraduate - methods; Educational Measurement - methods; Eye and associated structures. Visual pathways and centers. Vision; Eye Movements - physiology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Microcomputers; Multimedia; neuroophthalmology; Oculomotor Muscles - anatomy & histology; ophthalmology; Ophthalmology - education; Pupil; Pupil Disorders - pathology; Software; three-dimensional animation; Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs; Eye; Computer simulation; neuroophthalmology; three-dimensional animation; computer aided training; Ophthalmology; computer simulations; Computer aid
• ISSN: 0275-5408; 1475-1313
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2005.00358.x

Purpose:  To develop more effective methods of demonstrating and teaching complex topics in ophthalmology with the use of computer aided three‐dimensional (3D) animation and interactive multimedia technologies. Methods:  We created 3D animations and interactive computer programmes demonstrating the...