{"id":4527,"date":"2022-06-28T05:13:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T05:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iieih.org\/eye\/?post_type=courses&#038;p=4527"},"modified":"2022-06-28T05:14:51","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T05:14:51","slug":"small-incision-cataract-surgery-sics","status":"publish","type":"courses","link":"https:\/\/iieih.org\/eye\/courses\/small-incision-cataract-surgery-sics\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #10a4c9;\">Basic Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) training:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0The program is an intense 8-week surgical skills transfer course targeted at ophthalmologists who have no previous experience in SICS surgery. Orientation in the operating microscope is expected.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #10a4c9;\">Advance Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) training:<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>The program is an intense 4-week surgical skills transfer course targeted at ophthalmologists who have had previous experience in performing SICS surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Both the programs are supported by didactic lectures, model\/animal eye surgery in wet lab and structured supervised hands-on surgery. The experience and education in surgery is enhanced by observing senior consultants during surgery.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #10a4c9;\">Course description of Small incision Cataract Surgery training:<\/span><\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"204\"><strong>Name of the course<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"222\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Basic Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) training<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"264\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Advance Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) training<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"204\"><strong>Nature of course<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"222\">To orient a beginner in cataract surgery<\/td>\n<td width=\"264\">To increase expertise in SICS for experienced surgeon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"204\"><strong>Applicable to whom<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"222\">Very little exposure to cataract surgery<\/td>\n<td width=\"264\">Good exposure to SICS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"204\"><strong>Duration<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"222\">8 weeks<\/td>\n<td width=\"264\">4 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"204\"><strong>Total number (approximate) of cases to be done by trainee<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"222\">Number of cases needed for acquiring skills (approx. 25 to 30 cases).<\/td>\n<td width=\"264\">Number of cases needed for acquiring skills (approx. 16 to 20 cases).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"204\"><strong>Admission criteria<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"222\">MBBS or equivalent with POST Graduation degree in ophthalmology.<\/td>\n<td width=\"264\">MBBS or equivalent with POST Graduation degree in ophthalmology &amp; experience in IOL micro-surgery.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong> <span style=\"color: #10a4c9;\">Course schedule:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Basic Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) training<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 1<\/strong> of the training program: Wet lab practice<\/li>\n<li>Placement of Training: Wet lab<\/li>\n<li>Duration: First 2 weeks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 2<\/strong> of the training program: Assisting trainers &amp; other surgeons<\/li>\n<li>Placement of Training: OT-3<\/li>\n<li>Duration: From the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> week till the end<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 3<\/strong> of the training program: Step surgery*<\/li>\n<li>Placement of Training: OT-3<\/li>\n<li>Duration: On the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 4<\/strong> of the training program: Independent supervised surgery**<\/li>\n<li>Placement of Training: OT-3<\/li>\n<li>Duration: From the 4<sup>th<\/sup> week till the end<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Advance Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) training<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 1<\/strong> of the training program: Wet lab practice<\/li>\n<li>Placement of Training: Wet lab<\/li>\n<li>Duration: 1 day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 2<\/strong> of the training program: Assisting trainers &amp; other surgeons<\/li>\n<li>Placement of Training: OT-3<\/li>\n<li>Duration: From the 1<sup>st<\/sup> week till the end<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 3<\/strong> of the training program: Step surgery*<\/li>\n<li>Placement of Training: OT-3<\/li>\n<li>Duration: On the 1<sup>st<\/sup> week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 4<\/strong> of the training program: Independent supervised surgery**<\/li>\n<li>Placement of Training: OT-3<\/li>\n<li>Duration: From the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> week till the end<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Week wise allocation schedule of different steps of the learning process will very according to the performance report of the trainee.<\/p>\n<p>*Starting of the \u2018step surgery\u2019 depends on the evaluation report of the trainers. The trainee will continue \u2018wet lab\u2019 and \u2018assisting trainers\u2019 sessions for a longer period of time delaying the start of the \u2018step surgery\u2019 if the trainers feel it\u2019s necessary (due to trainee\u2019s performance in the \u2018wet lab\u2019 and \u2018assisting trainers\u2019 sessions)<\/p>\n<p>** Starting of the \u2018independent supervised surgery\u2019 also depends on the evaluation report of the trainers. The trainee will continue \u2018step surgery\u2019 for a longer period of time delaying the start of the \u2018independent supervised surgery\u2019 if the trainers feel it\u2019s necessary (due to the trainee\u2019s performance in \u2018step surgery\u2019)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #10a4c9;\"><strong>Contact Information:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital (IIEI&amp;H)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:education@islamia.org.bd\">education@islamia.org.bd<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tasriba.khan@islamia.org.bd\">tasriba.khan@islamia.org.bd<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0096 109 98333 (Extension: 214, 163)<br \/>\nSat to Wed: 7:30 am to 7:30 pm, Thursday: 7:30 am to 1:30 pm<br \/>\n<strong>Web:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.islamia.org.bd\/\">www.islamia.org.bd<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basic Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) training:\u00a0The program is an intense 8-week surgical skills transfer course targeted at ophthalmologists who have no previous experience in SICS surgery. Orientation in the operating microscope is expected. 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