Repeated simulator attempts improve VRS performance, with expert groups showing no further improvement¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · quant-synthesis r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2019 · checked against its sources 2026-11-01 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

Reading the evidence codes

q is the design tier, i the impact, n the sample, and the kind with its r the rigour judged within that kind: what each code means.

This claim: no standardized effect is recorded in observations/ for it yet, so no benchmark reading is possible.

q2 i? Multiple attempts on the simulator improved performance, reported as statistically significant by four of the included studies. → Rasmussen Rasmus Christian 2019 q2 i? Expert groups showed no improvement across attempts in two studies, which the authors interpret as the simulator closely resembling real surgery. → Rasmussen Rasmus Christian 2019 (2)

Evidence¶

Rasmussen Rasmus Christian 2019¶

Rasmussen Rasmus Christian, Grauslund Jakob, Vergmann Anna Stage. (2019). Simulation training in vitreoretinal surgery: a systematic review. BMC Ophthalmology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-019-1098-x

q2 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Qualitative synthesis across the included studies; the review reports statistically significant improvement with repeated attempts in four studies, with no effect size printed.

"Results were that multiple attempts did improve performance and was reported statistical significant by four of the included studies [22–25]."

Rasmussen Rasmus Christian 2019 (2)¶

q2 · i? · review · r3

Authors' interpretation of two included studies' performance curves: surgeons' scores did not improve across sessions. The review also notes it could indicate the tested modules were too easy for the surgeons.

"Solverson et al. [26] and Vergmann et al. [24] reported no improvement in the expert groups, which could be interpreted as the EyeSi® Surgical Simulator closely resembles real surgery."

Discussion¶

The EyeSi Surgical Simulator can differentiate VRS novices from experts, providing construct validity evidence
Surgical performance improvement after virtual reality simulator training is limited to novice and intermediate trainees, not experienced or expert surgeons — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
Simulation Based Education With Deliberate Practice Improves Clinical Outcomes — a broader claim this one bears on
Simulation Based Education Improves Outcomes — a broader claim this one bears on
Non-randomized and pre/post-test studies broadly support simulation training benefits for attitudes, skills, knowledge and behaviors, though subject to natural learning effects — a broader claim this one bears on

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