Novel open-source 3D-printed eye mount (TEMPO) for the ophthalmology wet lab.

Objective: Procuring an affordable eye mount that can stabilise a cadaveric eye and simulate a patient's normal facial contours represents an ongoing challenge in the ophthalmology simulation wet lab, with notable limitations to all currently available commercial options. This project uses computer-assisted design and three-dimensional (3D)-printing techniques to tackle these challenges for ophthalmologic surgical training.

Methods And Analysis: Proof-of-concept study.

A Novel Combination Point-of-View (POV) Action Camera Recording to Capture the Surgical Field and Instrument Ergonomics in Oculoplastic Surgery.

Purpose: To evaluate a novel combination head-mounted/chest-mounted point-of-view recording system for oculoplastic surgical procedures.

Methods: The point-of-view head camera captures the surgical field, while the point-of-view chest camera captures a wide field of view to record instrument ergonomics. Various methods of recording were trialed.

A comparison of methods used to evaluate mobility performance in the visually impaired.

Purpose: To compare three different approaches to measuring mobility performance when evaluating the visually impaired.

Methods: 488 participants, including 192 glaucoma, 112 age-related macular degeneration, 91 diabetic retinopathy and 93 healthy volunteers, completed the Assessment of Disability Related to Vision (ADREV) mobility course. The performance of participants on the mobility course was evaluated by noting errors made and time required for completion.

The assessment of disability related to vision performance-based measure in diabetic retinopathy.

Purpose: To validate a third-generation performance-based measure of visual function titled "Assessment of Disability Related to Vision" (ADREV) in a study population of patients with diabetic retinopathy.

Design: Prospective, cross-sectional study.

Methods: Patients with nonproliferative or proliferative diabetic retinopathy, free from ocular comorbidity, were recruited from a single institute and completed the ADREV, the 25-Item National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire (VFQ-25), and a clinical ophthalmic examination.

Performance-based measures of visual function.

Review of the substantial literature reveals that the importance of performance-based measures of visual function is becoming increasingly recognized. Alone, or in combination with other assessment modalities, they have been shown to provide a reliable and valid means of evaluating visual ability. Further, they have been demonstrated to predict outcomes better than self-report or clinical measures alone.

Assessing age-related macular degeneration with the ADREV performance-based measure.

Purpose: To validate a new third-generation performance-based measure titled the "assessment of disability related to vision" (ADREV) in a study population of individuals with age-related macular degeneration.

Methods: Patients with either exudative or nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, but without ocular comorbidity, completed the ADREV, the 25-item National Eye Institute's visual functioning questionnaire, and a range of clinical assessments. Correlations were calculated between the data provided by the ADREV, visual functioning questionnaire, and clinical ophthalmic measures.