Table 2

Inter-rater Krippendorff’s alpha correlation for 20 facets of the Sim-OSSCAR

ItemKrippendorff’s alphaPer cent agreement
1Globe stabilisation0.9020.934
2Conjunctival peritomy0.6660.792
3Scleral incision0.8950.938
4Corneal groove(s)0.7820.875
5Paracentesis0.8800.934
6Formation of scleral flap0.7820.875
7Releasable suture0.7550.854
8Fixed/releasable suture0.6350.750
9Corneal incision into AC0.6650.771
10Sclerostomy0.7960.875
11Peripheral iridectomy0.7820.875
12Reformation of AC1.0001.000
13Conjunctival suturing0.6960.792
14Suture burying0.6730.792
Global indices
15Tissue handling0.7870.854
16Surgical field positioned centrally within microscope view0.5120.667
17Needle holding0.6650.771
18Knot tying0.6390.771
19Overall fluidity of procedure0.7430.854
20Overall speed of procedure1.0001.000
  • AC, anterior chamber; Sim-OSSCAR, ophthalmic simulated surgical competency assessment rubric.