Table 1 General characteristics and virtual reality simulation access data of the respondents.
Number of respondents | 170 |
Number of countries | 26 |
Gender (Female/Male/Other), n (%) | 86 (50.5%)/ 83 (48.8%)/ 1 (0.7%) |
Age, mean [Min-Max] | 34.1 +/- 8.8 [24–63] |
Senior Surgeons (%) | 41 (24%) |
Fellows (%) | 24 (14%) |
Residents (%) | 104 (61%) |
Year of residency, median [Min-Max] | 3 [1–7] |
Previous use of eye surgery virtual reality simulator, n (%): | |
EyeSi | 136 (80%) |
CAT courseware, n (% of EyeSi users) | 127 (93%) |
VRT courseware, n (% of EyeSi users) | 61 (45%) |
HelpMeSee | 82 (48%) |
MSICS module, n (% of HelpMeSee users) | 65 (79%) |
Phacoemulsification module, n (% of HelpMeSee users) | 26 (32%) |
Complications module, n (% of HelpMeSee users) | 26 (62%) |
Suturing module, n (% of HelpMeSee users) | 22 (27%) |
MOST module, n (% of HelpMeSee users) | 10 (12%) |
Other | 17 (10%) |
Alcon fidelis | 11 (6.4%) |
Meta Fundamental VR | 1 (0.6%) |
Multiple simulators use, n(%) | 61 (36%) |
EyeSi and HelpMeSee, n (% of multiple users) | 55 (32%) |
EyeSi and Other, n (% of multiple users) | 6 (3.5%) |
HelpMeSee and Other, n (% of multiple users) | 0 |
Simulator accessible in, n(%) : | |
University Hospital | 74 (43.5%) |
Private simulation center | 32 (18.8%) |
Other city/ country (need to travel to) | 21 (12.4%) |
Foundation or association | 18 (10.6%) |
Faculty of medicine | 14 (8.2%) |
Industrial facility | 4 (2.4%) |
Ophthalmology society (ESCRS or other) | 6 (3.5%) |
Years of access to the simulator, mean +/- SD | 3.6 +/- 3.8 years |
Surgical license required in center, n (%) | 43 (25%) |
