Use of virtual reality equipment to assess the manual dexterity of applicants for ophthalmology residency.

Purpose: To assess the microsurgery dexterity outcomes of two sequential training evaluations using virtual reality technology.

Methods: This was a multicenter cross-sectional study of all candidates who were accepted as first-year residents at one of six ophthalmology teaching institutions. Residents were subjected to two identical series of standardized, reproducible dexterity tests using virtual reality equipment (Eyesi®): "sequence 1" and "sequence 2.