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Evaluation of quality and utility of YouTube vitreoretinal surgical videos.

Luiz Filipe Adami LucattoJuliana Moura Bastos PrazeresRicardo Luz Leitão GuerraRafael ArantesGabriel Castilho Sandoval BarbosaEmmerson BadaróLuiz H LimaEduardo Rodrigues
Published in: International journal of retina and vitreous (2022)
Vitreoretinal surgical videos are useful educational tools during all stages of surgeons' careers, and the evaluation of the quality of the images did not differ significantly among the groups, however, surgeons with expertise shorter than 10 years report significantly greater use of videos than experienced surgeons. Videos posted to the public domain on different social media, most often YouTube, are widespread and unregulated for providing complimentary surgical education. Retinal societies should formulate guidelines and improve the educational value of the surgical videos posted on the Internet. Trial Registration The Federal University of São Paulo institution's Research Ethics Committee reviewed and approved this study protocol (Approval Number, 4.726.589).
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