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Is virtual reality training for resident cataract surgeons cost effective?

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

    Benjamin K. Young & Paul B. Greenberg

  2. Division of Ophthalmology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA

    Benjamin K. Young & Paul B. Greenberg

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

    Paul B. Greenberg

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Young, B.K., Greenberg, P.B. Is virtual reality training for resident cataract surgeons cost effective?. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 251, 2295–2296 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-013-2317-4

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