Addressing the 'forgotten art of fundoscopy': evaluation of a novel teaching ophthalmoscope.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Direct ophthalmoscopy is an essential skill that students struggle to learn. A novel 'teaching ophthalmoscope' has been developed that allows a third person to observe the user's view of the fundus.

Objectives

To evaluate the potential use of this device as an aid to learning, and as a tool for objective assessment of competence.

Methods

Participants were randomised to be taught fundoscopy either with a conventional direct ophthalmoscope (control) or with the teaching device (intervention). Following this teaching session, participant competence was assessed within two separate objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) stations: the first with the conventional ophthalmoscope and the second with the teaching device. Each station was marked by two inde

SUBMITTER: Schulz C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4791695 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature