Have you ever wanted to learn and practice surgical techniques prior to performing surgery on patients? The best solution is a surgical simulator which allows you to learn both cognitively as well as through muscle memory by actually performing these maneuvers ahead of time. I was fortunate to try the HelpMeSee Eye Surgery Simulator in person, looking through the fully 3D, high definition microscope oculars, and using both hands to control actual instruments. It is incredibly realistic with real-time guidance and it offers precise feedback and evaluation of your learning progress. This surgical simulator can be used to learn new techniques such as dealing with zonulopathy, insertion of CTRs (like in this video), and other complex maneuvers as well as teaching the basics of cataract surgery, both MSICS and phaco. Each training is instructor-led with standardized curriculum.
With 20 training centers globally, this training was developed by HelpMeSee which was started by Al Ueltschi who pioneered air plane safety by creating FlightSafety International which offers flight simulators to train pilots. Today, co-founder Jim Ueltschi is applying the same passion to teaching cataract surgery so that this prevalent cause of worldwide blindness can be efficiently and safely addressed. You can perform training with this eye surgery simulator and even experience a virtual demo from your home computer or in-person at an upcoming conference. I know you will find it very useful and it will make you a better surgeon.
Check out these links to learn more:
- A reduction in surgical errors of up to 50% was observed as trainees began operating on live patients. See Scientific Reports.
- 94.3% of surveyed expert surgeons said that based on their experience on the HelpMeSee Eye Surgery Simulator, they would recommend it for cataract surgical training. See PubMed
- Free Access: Research Portal
