Stages of development of traditional simulation unit of surgery for manual extra capsular cataract extraction in sub-Saharan African region

• Published in: The Pan African medical journal Vol. 27; no. 261; p. 261
• Main Authors: Bilong, Yannick, Mahatme, Vikas, Nanfack, Ngoune, Santosh, Sapate, Bella, Lucienne Assumpta, Mvogo, Côme Ebana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Uganda African Field Epidemiology Network 2017; The African Field Epidemiology Network; The Pan African Medical Journal
• Subjects: Animals; cataract; Cataracts; Computer simulation; Cornea; Curricula; Eye surgery; Hospitals; sub-saharan africa; Surgeons; surgical simulation; Surgical techniques; Virtual reality; India; cataract; sub-Saharan Africa; Surgical simulation

The manual extracapsular extraction of the lens is the surgical technique that is most practiced for the treatment of cataract in sub-Saharan Africa. Learning this technique requires the creation of a surgical simulation unit within training institutes. We describe the development stages of a tradit...