Study population
Akreos® - Bausch & Lomb, Retina and anterior segment
LENS
The Ethics Committee in Research of the Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil, approved this randomized, controlled, two-arm, blinded clinical trial (masked grader), which adhered to the tenets of the Helsinki Declaration. Retina and anterior segment surgeons, fellows and ophthalmology residents, with no previous experience with this particular technique of 4-point scleral lens fixation (Akreos® - Bausch & Lomb) using polytetrafluorethylene sutures (GoreTex® CV-8), were recruited, and informed about the research protocol, and each volunteer provided prospective written informed consent. The exclusion criteria were previous experience with this technique of scleral fixation.One hundred and third two participants were selected and randomized in order of enrollment into traditional face-to-face mentoring (n = 66) or telementoring (n = 66). After consent was obtained, a single surgeon (LFAL) mentored all participants in the 2 groups. Demographic data collected in this study included: sex, age, career stage (residency, fellow, subspecialty), and time of career (in years) since the beginning of residency. The participants were also asked about previous experience with the NGENUITY® 3D Visualization System.