• Postgrad Med J · Mar 2022

    Cheese, ketchup and grapes: a 10-step protocol on how to teach medical students and junior doctors cataract surgery in a simulated environment using household items.

    • Christopher Norbury.
    • Ophthalmology, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK csnorbury@gmail.com.
    • Postgrad Med J. 2022 Mar 1; 98 (1157): 159-164.

    AbstractCataract surgery is one of the most common surgical procedures performed worldwide, yet many medical students and doctors remain uncertain as to what a cataract is or what the operation involves. This protocol provides a simple 10-step approach on how to teach medical students and non-specialist doctors the stages involved in cataract surgery, in a low cost wet lab-based environment, without the need for expensive surgical simulators or operating microscopes.© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

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