Usefulness of Virtual Reality-based Training to Diagnose Strabismus

Overview

Journal Sci Rep

Specialty Science

Date 2021 Mar 16

PMID 33723316

Citations 11

Authors

Hyun Sik Moon

Hyeon Jeong Yoon

Sang Woo Park

Chae Yeon Kim

Mu Seok Jeong

Sung Min Lim

Jee Heon Ryu

Hwan Heo

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Abstract

To study the usefulness of virtual reality (VR)-based training for diagnosing strabismus. Fourteen residents in ophthalmology performed at least 30 VR training sessions to diagnose esotropia and exotropia. Examinations of real patients with esotropia or exotropia before and after the VR training were video-recorded and presented to a strabismus expert to assess accuracy and performance scores for measuring the deviation angle and diagnosing strabismus with anonymization. A feedback survey regarding the usefulness and ease of use of the VR application was conducted for participants. The mean age of the 14 ophthalmology residents (10 men and 4 women), was 29.7 years. Before VR training, participants showed a mean accuracy score of 14.50 ± 5.45 and a performance score of 9.64 ± 4.67 for measuring the deviation angle and diagnosing strabismus in real patients with strabismus. After VR training, they showed a significantly improved accuracy score of 22.14 ± 4.37 (p = 0.012) and a performance score of 15.50 ± 1.99 (p = 0.011). According to the survey, most participants agreed on the usefulness of VR applications. This study suggests that VR-based training improved ophthalmology residents' clinical diagnostic skills for strabismus in a short period.

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