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cord-255589-f8uf4kvf	DeMaria, Lauren N.	Oculoplastics Education in the Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic With Virtual Suturing Curriculum	2020-08-18		.txt	text/plain	797	44	35	4 In order to provide our residents with suturing experience during the pandemic, the oculoplastics team at New York University created a virtual suture training wet lab curriculum; this didactic incorporates elements of the in-person suturing didactics at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. The residents had two virtual training sessions which included group discussion and wet lab breakout rooms with a 1:1 or 1:2 attending to resident ratio using the zoom video platform. Residents were additionally graded on suturing technique prior to instruction and at the final performance evaluation (Table) Overall surgical confidence faculty members of the New York University ophthalmology department; the resident with the highest point total received recognition. Our introductory experience with virtual wet labs has shown that virtual suture instruction can be an effective and viable mode of oculoplastics education for junior residents mastering basic suturing techniques. Our hope is that residency programs will be encouraged to utilize virtual surgical training in ophthalmology education in this new era of telehealth.	./cache/cord-255589-f8uf4kvf.txt	./txt/cord-255589-f8uf4kvf.txt