Table 2 Training and experience of nine Ethiopian participating pediatric cataract surgeons
Surgeon / year qualified | Duration (months) and location of training in pediatric ophthalmology | Number of Pediatric cataract surgeries | Surgical techniques | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fellowship or post residency training (months) | Hands-on surgical training (months) | Country where trained | Months since completion of training | Under supervision | Total career | Operations in previous 12 months | Youngest age at IOL implantation (years) | Age after which PPC not required (years) | ||
Eyes | Eyes | Children with bilateral cataract | ||||||||
A, 2011 | 8 | 5 | Nepal | Not complete | 10 | 100 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
B, 2016 | 12 | 11 | Tanzania | 7.5 | 40 | 290 | 137 | 18 | 1.2 | 8 |
C, 2010 | 12 | 12 | Tanzania | 52.4 | 200 | 701 | 100 | 20 | 1.5 | 10 |
D, 2018 | 5 | 3 | South Korea and Nepal | Not complete | 37 | 192 | 145 | 20 | 0.3 | 10 |
E, 2011 | 12 | 5 | USA and Nepal | 7.5 | 40 | 120 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
F, 2011 | 13 | 13 | Canada | 24.5 | 30 | 330 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
G, 2010 | 12 | 5 | Nepal, Israel and USA | 7.3 | 600 | 750 | 74 | 13 | 0.6 | 5 |
H, 2011 | 3 | 3 | Mentoring at place of work | Not Complete | 10 | 27 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
I, 2010 | 12 | 12 | Tanzania and Nepal | 46.5 | 150 | 950 | 35 | 5 | 0.3 | 8 |
Average | 9.9 | 7.7 | 24.3 | 124.1 | 384.4 | 65.8 | 9.3 | 1.2 | 7.4 | |