Objective: To evaluate the current status and correlations between attitudes and competency for interpersonal communication in ophthalmology standardized training trainee. Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted on the communication attitudes and interpersonal communication ability of standardized training trainees from three grades in Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, and the correlation between communication attitude and communication ability was further analyzed. Results: A total of 196 trainees were included. The scores of positive attitude, negative attitude, and interpersonal communication skills were 51.38±6.52, 36.80±5.70, and 2.41±0.40, respectively. In addition, the dimension of coaching and counseling scores were 2.50±0.64, the dimension of providing effective and negative feedback scores were 2.61±0.50, and the dimension of supportive communication scores were 2.29±0.44. The positive attitudes of communication skills were significantly related to the interpersonal communication skills and three-dimensionality (P<0.01). The interpersonal communication skills were significantly associated with sex, grades, interest in ophthalmology, social support from the family and friends (P<0.05). Conclusion: Ophthalmology trainees have excellent positive attitudes toward communication skills, but the overall communication skills are weak and influenced by a variety of factors. More attention should be paid to the development of interpersonal communication skills of the trainees, and specialized training in doctor-patient communication is warranted.

Objective: To evaluate the changes of visual fatigue symptoms, accommodative functions, ocular surface conditions, and high-order aberrations (HOA) after implantation of implantable collamer lens (ICL), and to explore their effects on asthenopia. Methods: It was a prospective observational case series. Patients with ametropia who underwent ICL surgeries and completed 3-month follow-up in our hospital were enrolled.Asthenopia scores, amplitude of accommodation (AA), positive/negative relative accommodation (PRA/NRA),accommodative facility (AF), the ratio of accommodative convergence and accommodation (AC/A), Schirmer test, non-invasive breakup time (NBUT), and HOA were examined before surgeries and at 1 week, 1 month and 3 months after surgeries, then statistically analyzed. Results: Symptoms of asthenopia were significantly worse at 1 week after ICL surgeries than those before surgeries, but increased gradually as time went by, eventually recovered at 3 months postoperatively. Among regulatory indicators, AA decreased 1 week postoperatively, but was significantly higher at 1 and 3 months after surgeries; AF was lower 1 week after surgery than baseline, slightly better at 1 month postoperatively, and significantly higher at 3 months postoperatively; PRA and NRA had no significant change; AC/A decreased 1 week after surgeries, returned to the baseline at 1 month postoperatively, and increased 3 months postoperatively. Tears and meibomian gland function index: NBUT values at 1 week, 1 month and 3 months after surgeries were significantly decreased compared with those before surgeries, and NBUT at 1 week postoperatively was the lowest; Schiermer values had a slight decrease at 1 week after surgeries, and basically recovered at 1 and 3 months after surgeries. HOA after surgeries were increased compared with those before surgeries, but there was no significant change between each time point. Correlation analysis showed that the lower AF and NBUT after ICL surgeries, the more severe the asthenopia symptoms. Conclusion: The symptoms of asthenopia aggravated transiently after ICL implantation surgeries, but improved gradually with time. AF and NBUT were important factors affecting the changes of asthenopia.

Retrobulbar block is one of the common anesthesia methods in ophthalmic surgery, however, misconducting the procedure would result in severe complications including central toxicity from local anesthetics. This study presented a 26-year-old female patient diagnosed retinal detachment for retinal surgery under retrobulbar block, 10 min after anesthesia, the patient initially exhibited increased heart rate and blood pressure, inability to swallow secretions (sputum), hoarseness, and dyspnea, then SpO2 decreased, the patient displayed contralateral eye movement disorder, reduced systemic muscle strength and other clinical manifestations. The condition was improved with the treatments for life support, and the surgery completed uneventfully under general anesthesia with tracheal intubation.

The postoperative pain of ophthalmic surgery has been widely concerned in recent years. Some patients show enlarged painful areas and neurophotophobia postoperatively. This abnormal increase in noxious irritant signals after surgery is called hyperalgesia. The development of hyperalgesia can result in delayed postoperative recovery for patients. In addition, hyperalgesia can also cause discomfort for patients, and induce patients to use more analgesics, which can have related side effects. TRPV1/TRPA1 is a nociceptor, which can be specifically activated by nociceptive stimuli to induce hyperalgesia. Nevertheless, the pathogenesis of hyperalgesia after ophthalmology surgery has not been fully elucidated, and the molecular signal pathway of how TRPV1 sensitizes and causes hyperalgesia is not yet clear. 

Objective: To construct an ideal and practical method for managing ophthalmic high-value surgical supplies to strengthen the management of ophthalmic operating room. Methods: A visual management system of ophthalmic high-value surgical supplies was established by using information technology connected with hospital information systems, then the data were integrated to construct a monitoring system for real-time status of ophthalmic high-value surgical supplies, including the whole life cycle management of the surgical supplies. Results: Through the establishment of the system for whole life cycle of high-value ophthalmic surgical supplies, the whole process management realized the supplies for preoperative control, intraoperative monitoring and postoperative trace. Conclusion: Constructing the system solves the daily management problem of ophthalmic high-value surgical supplies, reduces the blind area of management, and strengthens the supervision of surgical supplies in the ophthalmic operating room.

Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of dexmedetomidine combined with sufentanil for postoperative patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) after transscleral diode laser cyclophotocoagulation (TDLC) in elderly patients with glaucoma. Methods: Eighty elderly glaucoma patients undergoing TDLC were selected and randomly divided into a SD group (n=40) and a S group (n=40) by random number table method. In SD group (n=40), sufentanil 1.5 μg/kg, dexmedetomidine 1.5 μg/kg and tropisetron 4 mg were used for postoperative PCIA, and sufentanil 2 μg/kg and tropisetron 4 mg were used in S Group (n=40). The corresponding drugs in saline solution was added into 100 mL solution with electronic analgesia pump. PCIA was performed immediately after the operation until 24 h after the operation. The basic condition and operation situation of the two groups were observed and compared, and systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), heart rate (HR), NRS pain score, Ramsay sedation score and non-operation eye intraocular pressure (IOP) at preoperative (T0), after operation (T1), postoperative 6 h (T2), 12 h after operation (T3) and 24 h after operation (T4) were compared, and postoperative adverse reactions such as nausea and vomiting, respiratory depression, restlessness and use of other auxiliary analgesic drug were also compared. Results: There was no significant difference between two groups of patients’ basic and surgical conditions. There was no significant difference between two groups at each time point DBP, non-operation eye IOP and NRS score. SBP at T3 and T4, HR at T2, T3 and T4, and Ramsay score at T2 and T3 in SD group were lower than the S group, the difference was statistically significant. There was no significant difference in the total number of adverse reactions between two groups, but the incidence of nausea and vomiting and restlessness in group SD were lower than those in group respectively, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). There was no significant difference between the two groups in the incidence of respiratory depression, dizziness, lethargy and the use of other auxiliary analgesics. The sufentanil usage in group SD was lower than that in group S (P<0.05). Conclusion: PCIA with dexmedetomidine 1.5 g/kg combined with sufentanil 1.5 g/kg does not affect the non-operation eye IOP. It can be safely and effectively applied to postoperative analgesia for elderly patients with glaucoma after TDLC

Objective: To provide a new management system to increase the quality and safety during the operation through applicating the broken window theory in the operating room nursing quality management. Methods: From February 2019 to June 2020, we organized medical staff in the operating room to study the broken window theory, investigated the nursing quality, nursing satisfaction and safety problems in operating room nursing, and then analyze the application effect of the theory in the nursing safety management. Results: The incidence of unsafe events before implementation of the broken window theory were significantly higher than that after the implementation (16.0% vs 4.0%, P<0.05). After the implementation, the scores of nursing safety management, standardized drug use, infection control and basic nursing quality in the operating room were higher than those before the implementation (P<0.05). The satisfaction of surgeons, medical staff and patients increased significantly after implementation as compared with before implementation (P<0.05). Conclusion: The broken window theory effectively provides a more active intervention model than traditional care, and it deserves further application in nursing safety management.

Objective: To compare the effects of different types of non-depolarizing muscle relaxants including rocuronium,cis-atracurium and mivacurium on intraocular pressure of glaucoma patients with elevated intraocular pressure during induction of general anesthesia. Methods: Glaucoma patients with intraocular pressure >21 mmHg were randomly assigned to rocuronium group, cis-atracurium group and mivacurium group. After target controlled infusion of propofol until the bispectral index (BIS) lower than 55, 0.6 mg/kg rocuronium, 0.1 mg/kg cisatracurium and 0.2 mg/kg mivacurium were injected intravenously according to different groups. The flexible laryngeal mask was placed after the train-of-four stimulation (TOF) ratio decreased to 0 and the mechanical ventilation was implemented immediately. General anesthesia was maintained by 1.5–2.0 μg/kg fentanyl and 2%– 3% sevoflurane. Intraocular pressure and hemodynamic parameters were measured before anesthesia induction (T0), after sedation (T1), after muscle relaxation (T2), and after laryngeal mask insertion (T3). Results: The intraocular pressure of patients in rocuronium group, cis-atracurium group and mivacurium group at T1, T2, T3 were lower than baseline (T0), and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.001); There was no significant difference in intraocular pressure at T2 compared with T1 in rocuronium group, cis-atracurium group and mivacurium group (P=0.337, P=0.520 and P=0.062 respectively); The difference of intraocular pressure between T2 and T1 in rocuronium group, cis-atracurium group and mivacurium group were (0.68±4.39), (0.36±3.72) and (1.27±3.91) mmHg respectively and there was no significant difference among the groups (P=0.353). Conclusion: The non-depolarizing muscle relaxants rocuronium, cis-atracurium and mivacurium have no significant effect on the intraocular pressure of glaucoma patients with elevated intraocular pressure, and there is no significant difference among the three muscle relaxants.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of dexmedetomidine versus midazolam for the monitored anesthesia care (MAC) management of patients undergoing vitreoretinal surgery. Methods: Forty patients undergoing selective vitreoretinal surgery were double-blind and randomly dividedinto midazolam group (group M) and dexmedetomidine group (group D), each group had 20 patients. Patients in both groups were anesthetized with posterior bulbous nerve block. Bispectral index (BIS) monitor was connected and the BIS value was maintained between 70 and 90. The mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR), oxygen saturation (SpO2), Ramsay sedation score, numerical rating scale (NRS), surgeon’s and patient’s anesthesia effect score and adverse reactions were recorded during anesthesia and recovery period. Results: Compared with the data of pre-anesthesia, there were statistical differences of the decrease of HR and MAP in group D within the 10 minutes after medication (P<0.05), and the decrease of HR in group D was greater than that in group M (P<0.05). The NRS pain score in group D was significantly lower than that in group M with statistical significance (P<0.001) during the operation and resuscitation, while there was no significant difference in Ramsay sedation score between the two groups during the operation and resuscitation (P>0.05). In terms of adverse reactions to anesthesia, the incidence of spontaneous movement and oxycodone utilization in group D were significantly lower than those in group M (P<0.05). The anesthesia effect scores of surgeons and patients in group D were significantly higher than those in group M (all P<0.001). Conclusion: Dexmedetomidine has better analgesic effect and less adverse reactions than midazolam in vitreoretinal surgery.

Objective: To observe the effects of different oxygen inhalation methods on the changes of vital signs in adult patients undergoing phacoemulsification under topical anesthesia, and to explore the appropriate oxygen inhalation methods in phacoemulsification. Methods: A total of 291 patients who underwent phacoemulsification for cataract extraction in Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University from  April 2020 to September 2020 were randomly divided into 3 groups: the simple mask oxygen inhalation group (n=97), the nasal catheter oxygen inhalation group (n=97), and the oxygen-free group (n=97). The oxygen flow of the mask group and the nasal catheter group was 2–4 L/min. Blood pressure, heart rate, and oxygen saturation (SpO2) were monitored at entry into the operating room (T0), at the beginning of surgery (T1), and at the end of surgery (T2). Results: There was no significant difference in vital signs among the 3 groups when entering the operating room, and no significant change in intraoperative blood pressure among the 3 groups (P>0.05). At T2, the blood oxygen saturation of patients with oxygen inhalation was higher than that of the oxygen-free group (P<0.05), but within the normal range. Conclusion: For cataract phacoemulsification patients under topical anesthesia without serious comorbidities, appropriate oxygen inhalation and monitoring hemodynamics can increase the comfort and safety of patients, and oxygen inhalation should be used without affecting surgery manipulation and comfort of patient.