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A survey of the role of virtual surgery simulators in ophthalmic graduate medical education

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  1. Section of Ophthalmology, VA Medical Center, 830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI, 02908, USA

    Yasir Ahmed & Paul B. Greenberg

  2. Division of Ophthalmology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

    Yasir Ahmed & Paul B. Greenberg

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA

    Ingrid U. Scott

  4. Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA

    Ingrid U. Scott

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Ahmed, Y., Scott, I.U. & Greenberg, P.B. A survey of the role of virtual surgery simulators in ophthalmic graduate medical education. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 249, 1263–1265 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-010-1537-0

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