TY - JOUR AU - Lam, Chee Kiang AU - Sundaraj, Kenneth AU - Sulaiman, Mohd Nazri AU - Qamarruddin, Fazilawati A. PY - 2016 DA - 2016/06/14 TI - Virtual phacoemulsification surgical simulation using visual guidance and performance parameters as a feasible proficiency assessment tool JO - BMC Ophthalmology SP - 88 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - Computer based surgical training is believed to be capable of providing a controlled virtual environment for medical professionals to conduct standardized training or new experimental procedures on virtual human body parts, which are generated and visualised three-dimensionally on a digital display unit. The main objective of this study was to conduct virtual phacoemulsification cataract surgery to compare performance by users with different proficiency on a virtual reality platform equipped with a visual guidance system and a set of performance parameters. SN - 1471-2415 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-016-0269-2 DO - 10.1186/s12886-016-0269-2 ID - Lam2016 ER -