title: Efficacy of a training programme designed to teach cervical smear screeners to identify ocular surface squamous neoplasia using conjunctival impression cytology.
abstract: Ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) is a recently proposed term introduced to encompass both intraepithelial neoplasia and invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva and cornea. A teaching programme incorporating a manual, slide sets, and an evaluation test was developed. The aim was to teach experienced cervical smear screeners to evaluate ocular surface specimens collected by conjunctival impression cytology, with a minimum of individual tuition. The use of the manual was well accepted and half of the original six candidates were able to master the new skill adequately within 8 h. It was considered that the differences between the cytology of OSSN and the equivalent lesions of the uterine cervix are sufficient to prevent some experienced screeners acquiring these skills rapidly.
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Nolan
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Hirst
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Bancroft
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D010336:Pathology / Q000193:education*; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000145:classification