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ReviewFrontiers in medicine2026

Artificial intelligence assisted simulation and surgical video analytics for ophthalmic surgery training and competence development.

Minghui Zhao, Juan Li, Shuang Li, Jiali Liu, Yanyun Jiang, Xiaoling Lai, Juan Yang, Lan Pang, Lilan Tang, Kunke Li and 1 more

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Review in Frontiers in medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Minghui Zhao *Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Juan Li *Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Shuang Li *Department of Ophthalmology, Fuyong People's Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Jiali LiuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yanyun JiangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Xiaoling LaiShenzhen Eye Hospital, Shenzhen Eye Medical Center, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.
Juan YangShenzhen Eye Hospital, Shenzhen Eye Medical Center, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.
Lan PangShenzhen Eye Hospital, Shenzhen Eye Medical Center, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.
Lilan TangShenzhen Eye Hospital, Shenzhen Eye Medical Center, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.
Kunke LiShenzhen Eye Hospital, Shenzhen Eye Medical Center, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.
Ligang JiangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou, Zhejiang, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Based on the Dreyfus model of skill acquisition, this article classifies the professional development of ophthalmologists into four stages: novice, advanced beginner, competent, and expert. In this review, artificial intelligence (AI) is operationally defined as data-driven algorithms that enable prediction, perception, and objective assessment from multimodal surgical data. We distinguish AI methods from immersive hardware, such as virtual reality (VR), which serves as a training interface that may or may not incorporate AI-driven assessment and feedback. Accordingly, this manuscript focuses on AI-enabled simulation, computer-vision-based surgical video understanding, and registry/EHR-driven clinical practice and training continuum. At the novice stage, AI-enabled assessment within VR simulation helps trainees form muscle memory and standardized operating habits. This is achieved through haptic-enabled modules and objective performance metrics. For advanced beginners, computer-vision models and attention-visualization techniques support surgical workflow understanding and structured debriefing, assisting trainees in building surgical logic and spatial cognition. When doctors reach the competent stage, AI uses large-scale clinical data to estimate complication risk and support scenario-based crisis training, strengthening complication management and non-technical skills. At the expert stage, AI-assisted surgical video analytics can benchmark technique patterns and surface potential blind spots, facilitating continuous calibration and knowledge sharing. Overall, the evidence to date suggests that AI is best positioned as an assistive tool to augment human learning and decision-making. However, generalizability, interpretability, data governance, and medicolegal accountability remain key barriers to safe and scalable deployment.

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artificial intelligenceclinical competence developmentDreyfus model of skill acquisitionophthalmic surgery trainingsurgical video analytics

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PMID41939757
PMCPMC13043345

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