Haag-Streit Simulation releases new software for Eyesi Indirect ROP
Software 2.6 helps trainees recognize the anatomical features and zones of the neonatal retina and features gamified elements to test examination skills and medical knowledge.
Almost exactly a year ago, Haag-Streit Simulation launched the Eyesi Indirect Ophthalmoscope ROP Simulator (Eyesi Indirect ROP), a high-fidelity training system that allows residents to practice device handling and decision-making in a lifelike, yet risk-free, environment. As part of our commitment to furthering the value of simulation training in ophthalmology, we are pleased to announce the release of some exciting new features:
Enhanced ophthalmoscope handling training
The Eyesi Indirect ROP teaches trainees how to master the use of the indirect ophthalmoscope – a prerequisite to examine and diagnose a patient at risk of developing ROP. By splitting the previous courseware into two separate components, trainees learn the basics of device handling and how to recognize the anatomical features and zones of the neonatal retina.
This step-by-step approach – complemented by enhanced virtual guiding elements, updated online courses, and refreshed graphics – combine to create a robust and intuitive introduction to device handling.
Improved basic navigation training
Course A1 offers abstract scenarios in which colored geometric shapes have to be found on the retina. Multiple colored guiding rings guide the trainee on the perfect alignment of the patient eye, the lens, and the trainee’s own head position. Trainees learn to align the light source and the lens in relation to the examined eye and to interpret the inverted images of the retina as seen through the ophthalmoscope optics.
Peripheral navigation training
Course A2 provides an introduction into the correct handling of the scleral depressor, which can be useful when examining the retinal periphery. As trainees work through the tasks, they are challenged to find objects that are spread across the entire retina, up to the ora serrata. This enables trainees to orient themselves in the retina in line with the anatomical zones described in the third edition of the International Classification of ROP (ICROP3).
Retina examination challenge
Course D1 challenges the ROP examination skills trainees have gained so far. Trainees are presented with ROP cases from the previous course C – but must now work against the clock and have only five minutes to finish the task. Once the timer starts, they must carefully examine the retina and try to remember what they see. Then, they are presented with five different retina images – only one of them represents the current case. By picking the correct image, trainees can prove their ability to remember important pathological features – even under time pressure.
New online courses & enhanced graphics
To support these new features, the VRmNet web portal includes improved and extended online courses to help trainees embed the skills learned in the courseware. Moreover, enhanced graphics present an even more lifelike visualization of the preterm infant and its eye structures, helping users immerse themselves fully in the simulated training environment.
Read about the benefits of the Eyesi Indirect ROP at our website.