title: ICO-OSCAR for pediatric cataract surgical skill assessment.
abstract: Pediatric cataract surgical skill assessment is important to ensure the competency of the trainees, especially pediatric ophthalmology fellows. Using a rubric would ensure objectivity in this process. The ICO-OSCAR pediatric cataract surgery rubric has been developed with global variations in techniques of pediatric cataract surgery in mind.
authors.affiliation: Sankara Nethralaya, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India. Electronic address: drms@snmail.org.
authors.forename: Meenakshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swaminathan
authors.affiliation: Sankara Nethralaya, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Srikanth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramasubramanian
authors.affiliation: Bradford Teaching Hospitals, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pilling
authors.affiliation: Shanxi Eye Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, China.
authors.forename: Junhong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Eye Institute.
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Golnik
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002648:Child; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D009885:Ophthalmology