Table 3 Study ophthalmologist confidence in performing ophthalmologic procedures and surgeries compared between immediately after graduation from ophthalmology training and at one year after graduation from ophthalmology training.

Ophthalmic procedures and surgeries	Median (min–max)^a		p-value
Ophthalmic procedures and surgeries	Before^b	After^c	p-value
1. Pterygium excision	5 (3–5)	5 (2–5)	0.826
2. Extracapsular cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation	4 (3–5)	4 (2–5)	0.540
3. Phacoemulsification	4 (1–5)	5 (2–5)	*0.008*
4. External dacryocystorhinostomy	3 (1–5)	2 (1–5)	*0.045*
5. Muscle surgery	3 (1–5)	2 (1–5)	0.000
6. Trabeculectomy	3 (1–5)	3 (1–5)	0.084
7. Refraction	3 (1–5)	3 (1–5)	0.019
8. Bright (B) scan ultrasonography	4 (1–5)	4 (1–5)	0.431
9. Yttrium–aluminum garnet (YAG) laser capsulotomy	5 (3–5)	5 (3–5)	*0.002*
10. Yttrium–aluminum garnet (YAG) iridotomy	5 (3–5)	5 (3–5)	*0.009*
11. Retinal laser photocoagulation	5 (3–5)	5 (3–5)	*0.044*

Significant values are in bold.
A p-value < 0.05 indicates statistical significance.
^aConfidence in performing eye procedures and surgeries: 1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree.
^bAt post-graduation from ophthalmology training.
^cAt one year after graduation from ophthalmology training.

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