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Limited access to adequate cancer surgery training is one of the driving forces behind global inequities in surgical cancer care. Affordable virtual reality (VR) surgical training could enhance ...

A new simulator will put cataract surgeons-in-training in a virtual operating room and connect them with remote instructors, according to a press release. The Alcon Fidelis virtual reality ophthalmic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Significant improvements in arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery skills were seen in orthopedic residents who ...

Computer-based Surgical Simulators offer a real-life visual and tactile simulation of various surgical procedures. With surgical simulators, visual components are reproduced by computer graphics while ...

When I was a medical student, I had the opportunity to try an ophthalmic surgery simulator that allowed for the creation of a capsulorrhexis, removal of nuclear fragments, and even a core vitrectomy.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute a $347,000, two-year grant to develop a next-generation simulator to train surgeons to perform minimally invasive ...

The operative times of third-year residents learning phacoemulsification may be significantly reduced by early and continuous implementation of mandatory virtual simulator surgical training before ...

I’m a lousy surgeon. For starters, I accidentally shaved a few extra millimeters off Sue Gerry’s femur during a recent distal femoral resection. That’s a small step in a larger knee-replacement ...