PURPOSE: To evaluate visual outcomes and complications of bimanual microincision @entity231 surgery performed by surgeons in training. SETTING: Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy. DESIGN: Prospective case series. METHODS: The corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), @entity940 , corneal pachymetry, and endothelial cell count were evaluated before and 7 and 30 days after bimanual MICS performed by surgeons in training. Intraoperative and @entity260 were also recorded. RESULTS: Three surgeons in training performed bimanual MICS in 150 eyes of 131 @entity1 . There were 18 intraoperative complications (12.0%) (10 iris @entity130 [6.6%]; 4 @entity397 without @entity393 [2.7%]; 3 @entity397 with @entity393 [2.0%]; 1 intraocular lens [IOL] implantation in the sulcus due to zonular laxity [0.7%]). There were 5 @entity260 (3.3%) (2 iris prolapses [1.3%]; 1 IOL loop malposition [0.7%]; 1 narrowing of anterior chamber [0.7%]; 1 capsulorhexis phimosis [0.7%]). Thirty days postoperatively, the mean CDVA improvement was 0.53    0.20 (Snellen decimal) (P < .05), the mean decrease in @entity940 was 0.09    0.54 diopter (P = .29), and the mean increase in corneal pachymetry was 7.42    22.01  m (P = .12). There was statistically significant endothelial cell loss (mean 496.50    469.66 cells/mm(2)) (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: Bimanual MICS performed by surgeons in training was safe and effective. Visual outcomes and complication rates were similar to those reported for coaxial @entity231 surgery performed by surgeons in training. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

Results and complications of surgeons-in-training learning bimanual microincision XXXX surgery.

@entity940 :: ('MESH:D001251', 'Disease') :: ['astigmatism'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity231 :: ('MESH:D002386', 'Disease') :: ['cataract'] @entity260 :: ('MESH:D011183', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative complications'] @entity397 :: ('MESH:D012421', 'Disease') :: ['capsule ruptures'] @entity393 :: ('MESH:D034381', 'Disease') :: ['vitreous loss'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['traumas']
@entity231 :: (MESH:D002386,Disease) :: ['cataract']
