title: Resident laser in situ keratomileusis surgical training in United States residency programs.
abstract: To determine current trends in resident laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) training in the United States, a comprehensive survey was sent to the residency coordinator, chairman, or refractive surgery director of all 113 ophthalmology training programs in the U.S. accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The response rate was 64%. Of the respondents, 54% were from programs in which residents performed LASIK surgery, typically as third-year residents; residents in these programs performed a mean of 4 LASIK surgeries (range 1 to 10 surgeries) during residency. The Visx Star was the most commonly used excimer laser platform and the Hansatome the most commonly used microkeratome. Most programs had 1 attending physician teaching the residents refractive surgery, which was typically performed at the main residency facility. Most programs had significant discounted pricing (>50%) for resident-performed LASIK.
authors.affiliation: Vision Research Center, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: Robert O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Vinay A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krishna
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hausheer
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D004521:Educational Measurement; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education*; D054018:Lasers, Excimer; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education*; D054140:Refractive Surgical Procedures; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States