Stage of procedure | Action | New Sim-OSSCAR | Comment |
Draping | Deleted | ||
Corneal or superior rectus traction suture | Deleted and edited | Globe stabilisation | |
Conjunctival incision and Tenon’s dissection | Deleted and edited | Conjunctival peritomy | Tenon’s dissection deleted |
Maintaining haemostasis | Deleted | ||
Application of antimetabolite | Deleted | ||
Full thickness incision into anterior chamber (AC) | Added | ||
Scleral flap suturing/AC reformation | Split into separate sections, edited | Releasable, interrupted sutures | Further AC reformation |
Conjunctival closure | Edited | Conjunctival suturing, burying | |
Knowledge of instruments | Deleted | ||
Communication with surgical team | Deleted | ||
Overall speed and fluidity of procedure | Edited | Fluidity separate Times changes |
ICO, International Council of Ophthalmology; OSCAR, ophthalmology surgical competency assessment rubric; Sim-OSSCAR, ophthalmic simulated surgical competency assessment rubric.