SMD/Simulations/40c978

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New surgical skills should be learned in a safe, low-stress environment that does not put the patient at risk.

In surgical training, simulation offers an opportunity to practice skills away from the patient. This low-cost simulator has been developed for retinal surgery trainees.

• Source type: academic article
• Surgical procedure: Retinal surgery
• This simulator teaches general skills.
• Setup materials: wood pieces, platic tube or pipe 40 mm diameter, battery powered string lights, re-usable adhesive putty, white tennis or ping-pong balls, wooden and sponge base, piece of thin non-stick silicone rubber cut from a muffin mould, piece of pencil eraser, cotton thread, multi strand electric wire, re- usable adhesive putty, spray on membrane dressing.

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