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. 2013 Apr 19;27(6):742–746. doi: 10.1038/eye.2013.54

Table 1. Posterior capsule rupture by number of cases completed. Figures from published literature are included for comparison.

  Trainee 1 Trainee 2 Trainee 3 Mean Literature
First 60 cases 0/60 (0%) 2/60 (3.3%) 0/60 (0%) 1.11% 5.49%13
First 80 cases 1/80 (1.3%) 3/80 (3.8%) 0/80 (0%) 1.67% 6.3%12
First 100 cases 1/100 (1.0%) 3/100 (3.0%) 0/100 (0%) 1.33% 9%7
At 6 months 1/156 (0.64%) 4/194 (2.06%) 0/151 (0%) 1%  
At 12 months 1/291 (0.34%) 5/318 (1.57%) 0/294 (0%) 0.66%