title: United Kingdom national cataract training survey.
abstract: A nationwide postal survey of all consultant ophthalmologists in the United Kingdom was conducted to determine attitudes and techniques of cataract surgery trainers, identify trainer-related factors that determine surgical opportunity, and ascertain whether trainers had received adequate training in how to teach surgery. The response rate was 43% (410/950). Seventy-nine percent of respondents were men; 46% worked in a university teaching hospital (UTH). University teaching hospital consultants provided more surgical opportunities to their trainees (P<.001). Surgical opportunity was directly correlated with number of vitreoretinal surgeons in the department independent of UTH status (P<.001). Eighty-three percent of trainers had received no formal training in how to teach surgery; only 12% of these expressed a desire to undertake such training. Further research is required to determine optimal methods for delivery of ophthalmic surgical training.
  
  
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authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham, United Kingdom. philipalexander@hotmail.co.uk
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Matheson
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baxter
authors.forename: Naing Latt
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Tint
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003253:Consultants; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000193:education*; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000193:education*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom