20.500.12556/DiRROS-28866 Cataract surgical training in Poland analysis of the European Board of Ophthalmology survey results Backgrounds/objectives: This study, part of a series, aims to present and analyze the results of the Polish cohort in a European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) survey on cataract surgical (CS) training in Europe, highlighting national traits and contributing to the discussion on standardizing ophthalmology training. Materials and methods: This study analyses the survey results of Polish participants in the EBO examinations (2018-2022) and compared them with the largest groups of candidates (Germany, France, Swiss and Spain). Results: Out of 144 candidates, 79 (55%) answered the questionnaire. Most (70.9%) had taken the EBO exam between 2021 and 2022, with the vast majority of study participants being women (77.2%) with a median age of 34 years and came from 9 different voivodeships. Notably, 25.4% stated that they had carried out 10 or more training sessions on virtual reality simulator, 13.9% on synthetic eyes and 12.7% on animal eyes. There was a significant difference in the concrete use of SBME (more than ten sessions regardless of the simulation tool) between men and women (55.6% versus 23% respectively, p = 0.008). A notable discrepancy was observed between participants with 10 or more training sessions and those without specific training in four key areas: self-assessed confidence and ability to perform cataract surgery (p = 0.003), handling complications like posterior capsular tear (p < 0.001) and in performing corneal sutures (p = 0.015). Less than half (40.5%) of respondents had not performed any steps of cataract surgery on patients during their residency. Unlike in the EBO results, there were no gender differences found. Discussion: The results show a geographically homogenous group with an overrepresentation of Warsaw. Polish residency training is a hybrid model ensuring that all residents receive uniform surgical training. After completing their residency, Polish ophthalmologists are subsequently categorized into either surgical specialists or clinical practitioners. surgical training simulation phacoemulsification survey Poland Europe kirurško usposabljanje simulacija fakoemulzifikacija anketa Poljska Evropa true false true Angleški jezik Ni določen Neznano 2026-04-10 09:52:36 2026-04-10 09:52:37 2026-04-11 03:54:46 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 str. 1-10 no. 1, [article no.] 796 Vol. 25 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 617.7 1472-6920 10.1186/s12909-025-07282-9 253204739 RAZ_Yaici_Remi_2025.pdf RAZ_Yaici_Remi_2025.pdf 1 4179BAB358D46FF0E7DFC1B08BE6E955 f8deb6951feb1fc417f596b2721e12da5f8c7875eed6e42a4f2167372f2c0afc 6b4d7f19-34b2-11f1-b941-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=43027 https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-025-07282-9 1 4030b2f4-34b2-11f1-b941-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=43026 Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana 0 0 0