Utility of Portable Fundus Camera in Teaching Direct Ophthalmoscopy to Medical Students

IF 1.4 Q4 MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL

Clinical Teacher Pub Date : 2025-04-11 DOI:10.1111/tct.70093

Ching-Kit Tsui, Yuxian Zou, Zhenzhen Liu, Yiqing Li, Rongxin Chen

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Abstract

Background

Direct ophthalmoscopy (DO) an essential skill for junior doctors. DO allows for quick and effective fundus examinations to detect life- and vision-threatening diseases. However, medical students often find it difficult to master DO due to the challenges associated with fundus visualisation. Innovative and effective approaches are needed at the undergraduate level to improve the acceptance and proficiency of DO.

Approach

In 2023–2024, 79 fourth-year medical students participated in a study to evaluate the acceptance and effectiveness of a new teaching approach using a portable fundus camera (PFC) during weekly ophthalmology clerkships. This study compared the PFC-assisted teaching method with the traditional DO teaching method.

Evaluation

The participants were allocated into two groups, with 40 in Group A and 39 in Group B. They attended traditional DO and PFC-assisted modules separately in session one and then crossed over in session two. Questionnaires evaluated perceived ease of use (PEOU), perceived usefulness (PU), confidence and satisfaction at the end of the sessions. All students completed the DO performance using standard patient and fundus photointerpretation assessments and compared with previous non-intervention group.

Results

The integration of PFC-assisted teaching into the ophthalmology curriculum effectively addressed traditional barriers to learning DO, fostering confidence and skill acquisition in medical students. The blended approach of combining technology with traditional teaching facilitated a more comprehensive learning experience.

Implications

PFC-assisted teaching provided an innovative and effective strategy for improving DO training. We would advocate for similar approach may help students to find out the zone of proximal development.

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便携式眼底相机在医学生直接检眼镜教学中的应用

背景直接检眼镜（DO）是初级医生的一项基本技能。DO允许进行快速有效的眼底检查，以发现危及生命和视力的疾病。然而，由于眼底可视化相关的挑战，医学生经常发现很难掌握DO。在本科阶段，需要创新和有效的方法来提高对DO的接受度和熟练度。方法在2023-2024年，79名四年级医学生参加了一项研究，以评估在每周眼科实习期间使用便携式眼底相机（PFC）的新教学方法的接受程度和有效性。本研究将pfc辅助教学方法与传统DO教学方法进行了比较。参与者被分为两组，A组40人，b组39人。他们在第一阶段分别参加了传统的DO和pfc辅助模块，然后在第二阶段交叉进行。在课程结束时，问卷评估了感知易用性（PEOU）、感知有用性（PU）、信心和满意度。所有学生使用标准患者和眼底光解读评估完成DO表现，并与之前的非干预组进行比较。结果将pfc辅助教学融入眼科课程，有效地解决了传统的DO学习障碍，培养了医学生的自信心和技能习得能力。将技术与传统教学相结合的混合方法促进了更全面的学习体验。意义pfc辅助教学为改进DO训练提供了创新有效的策略。我们提倡类似的方法，可以帮助学生找出最近发展区。

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Clinical Teacher MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL-

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113

期刊介绍： The Clinical Teacher has been designed with the active, practising clinician in mind. It aims to provide a digest of current research, practice and thinking in medical education presented in a readable, stimulating and practical style. The journal includes sections for reviews of the literature relating to clinical teaching bringing authoritative views on the latest thinking about modern teaching. There are also sections on specific teaching approaches, a digest of the latest research published in Medical Education and other teaching journals, reports of initiatives and advances in thinking and practical teaching from around the world, and expert community and discussion on challenging and controversial issues in today"s clinical education.