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Statistics were run to compare the 2022-2023 year (year 1) with a single attending surgeon to the 2023-2024 year (year 2) with the addition of 2 senior residents. Statistical tests also compared metrics and outcomes between the 3 surgeons in year 2.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There was no significant difference in intraoperative complications or visual outcomes with the addition of residents as primary surgeons. Resident-led cases were longer on average, but the overall number of surgeries performed did not decrease with the addition of residents. The attending tended to do more of the cases in which the patient exhibited preoperative factors that could potentially contribute to complication or reduce visual outcomes, but there was no difference in intraoperative metrics across the 3 surgeons.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Introducing resident training into a surgical service is safe and does not reduce the quality of patient outcomes. 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