The Road to Perfectionism in the Surgical Field: How Resident/ Young Ophthalmologist can become Perfect Ophthalmic Surgeon?

Abstract

Medicine is a field where one needs to consistently aim for perfection in order to build their competitive edge and retain optimum perfection. Surgery, ophthalmology and medicine all require a lifetime of learning, and learning requires repetition with aim of perfection. Entering into the surgical field (ophthalmology) is another critical stage where your life is on the verge of transformation as you make a career choice that is for the rest of your life. Moreover, ophthalmic surgery is a field that demands nothing less than perfection as even the most little mistake can lead compromised vision or even blindness. During recent years most of the ophthalmic residents are not getting sufficient surgical cases for learning/mastering the eye surgery in most of the training institutes in India. What are the qualities of perfect surgeon? How resident or young ophthalmologist can learn these qualities? Why do we need to become perfect surgeons – especially when it comes to eye surgery and ophthalmology? Ophthalmologic surgeries are very delicate, highly crucial in nature. Any minor mistake can lead the patient to irrevocable damage in form of blindness or other serious visual impairment. This makes eye surgeries riskier than any other and require perfect surgeons on the list to execute surgeries and minimize the damage risk. In this article the authors share some pearls for learning and mastering eye surgery to become a perfect ophthalmic surgeon.