Table 1.
General characteristics and virtual reality simulation access data of the respondents.
| Number of respondents | 170 |
| Number of countries | 26 |
| Gender (Female/Male/Other), n (%) | 86 (50.5%)/ 83 (48.8%)/ 1 (0.7%) |
| Age, mean [Min-Max] | 34.1 +/- 8.8 [24–63] |
| Senior Surgeons (%) | 41 (24%) |
| Fellows (%) | 24 (14%) |
| Residents (%) | 104 (61%) |
| Year of residency, median [Min-Max] | 3 [1–7] |
| Previous use of eye surgery virtual reality simulator, n (%): | |
| EyeSi | 136 (80%) |
| CAT courseware, n (% of EyeSi users) | 127 (93%) |
| VRT courseware, n (% of EyeSi users) | 61 (45%) |
| HelpMeSee | 82 (48%) |
| MSICS module, n (% of HelpMeSee users) | 65 (79%) |
| Phacoemulsification module, n (% of HelpMeSee users) | 26 (32%) |
| Complications module, n (% of HelpMeSee users) | 26 (62%) |
| Suturing module, n (% of HelpMeSee users) | 22 (27%) |
| MOST module, n (% of HelpMeSee users) | 10 (12%) |
| Other | 17 (10%) |
| Alcon fidelis | 11 (6.4%) |
| Meta Fundamental VR | 1 (0.6%) |
| Multiple simulators use, n(%) | 61 (36%) |
| EyeSi and HelpMeSee, n (% of multiple users) | 55 (32%) |
| EyeSi and Other, n (% of multiple users) | 6 (3.5%) |
| HelpMeSee and Other, n (% of multiple users) | 0 |
| Simulator accessible in, n(%) : | |
| University Hospital | 74 (43.5%) |
| Private simulation center | 32 (18.8%) |
| Other city/ country (need to travel to) | 21 (12.4%) |
| Foundation or association | 18 (10.6%) |
| Faculty of medicine | 14 (8.2%) |
| Industrial facility | 4 (2.4%) |
| Ophthalmology society (ESCRS or other) | 6 (3.5%) |
| Years of access to the simulator, mean +/- SD | 3.6 +/- 3.8 years |
| Surgical license required in center, n (%) | 43 (25%) |
CAT: cataract; VRT: vitreoretinal; MOST : Mechanics of Ophthalmic Surgery – Tools, Tissues and Thoughts; MSICS, Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery.