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The performances of residents in phacoemulsification were scored by a single faculty assessor using the International Council of Ophthalmology's Ophthalmology Surgical Competency Assessment Rubric for phacoemulsification (ICO-OSCAR: phaco). The scores were compared between the two groups.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Statistical Analysis Used:<\/jats:title>\n The comparisons between the pre- and post-pandemic groups were performed using the Chi-square and Mann\u2013Whitney U test.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n Seventy-one surgeries were rated in each group. All task-specific and global scores of the pandemic group were lower than those of the prepandemic group (all\n P<\/jats:italic>\n values < 0.001). The maximum intergroup difference was in capsulorrhexis circular completion (difference of 1.21 score,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001) and tissue handling (difference of 1.21 score,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001) among task-specific and global scores, respectively. The residents of the two groups had the highest similarity in irrigation and aspiration (difference of 0.61 score,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001) from task-specific scores and central eye position from global scores (difference of 0.93 score,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected the surgical competency of ophthalmology residents in phacoemulsification.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ijo.ijo_1242_23","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,20]],"date-time":"2023-11-20T00:01:02Z","timestamp":1700438462000},"page":"3696-3700","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Impact of COVID-19 on cataract surgical competency of ophthalmology residents"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"71","author":[{"given":"Leila","family":"Ghiasian","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Eye Research Center, The Five Senses Institute, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"SeyyedSaeed","family":"Aghili","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Eye Research Center, The Five Senses Institute, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Parya","family":"Abdolalizadeh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"R1-20260511","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e000525","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjophth-2020-000525","article-title":"Differences in SARS-CoV-2 recommendations from major ophthalmology societies worldwide","volume":"5","author":"Nguyen","year":"2020","journal-title":"BMJ Open Ophthalmol"},{"key":"R2-20260511","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3755","DOI":"10.2147\/OPTH.S283073","article-title":"Residents' perceived impact of COVID-19 on Saudi ophthalmology training programs-A survey","volume":"14","author":"Alahmadi","year":"2020","journal-title":"Clin Ophthalmol"},{"key":"R3-20260511","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2648","DOI":"10.1038\/s41433-020-01182-6","article-title":"Transforming ophthalmic education into virtual learning during COVID-19 pandemic: A global perspective","volume":"35","author":"Tzoumas","year":"2021","journal-title":"Eye (Lond)"},{"key":"R4-20260511","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2089","DOI":"10.1038\/s41433-020-1061-3","article-title":"Reshaping ophthalmology training after COVID-19 pandemic","volume":"34","author":"Ferrara","year":"2020","journal-title":"Eye (Lond)"},{"key":"R5-20260511","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e0257876","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0257876","article-title":"Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ophthalmic specialist training in Poland. 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