Uso de animaciones, simuladores y autoexploración para adquisición de habilidades practicas en oftalmología

Laburpena

To evaluate the utility of computer assisted animations (CAA), ocular fundus simulator and ophthalmologic self-exploration in the acquisition of the practical skills of the Ophthalmology program for medical students. Computer assisted animations have been developed and included in the Blackboard virtual platform (ocular motility, pupillary reflexes, drops application, lacrimal path exploration, visual field interpretation). For the direct ophthalmoscopy, Levy manikin was used before patient’s exploration. Finally, non-invasive ophthalmologic explorations (visual acuity, automatic refraction, neumotonometry, ocular motility) have been practiced by the pupils in order to enhance their comprehen- sion and interpretation. Satisfaction degree with the system was evaluated. In a 1-10 scale, the system obtained a score of 9.26 (SD: 0.93) in global satisfac- tion and direct ophthalmoscopy manikin usefulness score was 9.33 (SD: 1.28). The preferred rotations of the pupils were: ophthalmological emergencies (68.18%), direct ophthalmoscopy manikin (72.2%) and ophthalmic surgery (59.09%). The less useful rotation was Ocular Motiliy (13.63%). All pupils considered very useful the CAA and have been able to understand and interpret the results of ophthalmic self-explorations performed. Ophthalmologic practical skills acquisition usually requires patient contact. CAA, simulator and self-exploration can be useful in order to acquire these skills before practicing with patients.