Chinese Journal of Medical Education ›› 2021, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (6): 537-540.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20210112-00061

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Application of virtual reality-based training tools in ocular anatomy teaching for medical undergraduates

Zou Xuan, Wu Shijing, Sui Ruifang   

  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
  • Online:2021-06-01 Published:2021-05-28
  • Contact: Sui Ruifang, Email: hrfsui@163.com, Tel: 0086-10-69156354
  • Supported by:
    Peking Union Medical College's 2018 Education and Teaching Reform Project(2018zlgc0112)

Abstract: Objective To investigate the efficacy of virtual reality (VR) based training in the teaching of ocular anatomy for undergraduates. Methods From September to November 2020, a total of 51 students from eight-year program of clinical medicine in Peking Union Medical College were enrolled. They were randomly divided into the experimental group (25 students) and control group (26 students). The experimental group was trained with VR-assistant method, while the control group was trained with traditional PVC model. The same test of ocular anatomy was used for all the students, and a questionnaire survey was implemented for the experimental group. Results The average score of experimental group was higher than control group[(80.55±11.99) vs.(71.68±15.82), t=2.25, P=0.03]. In experimental group, 96.0% (24/25) students believed that VR model was more interesting and 80.0% (20/25) students thought VR model very helpful in learning ocular anatomy. Conclusions VR model can improve students' understanding of ocular anatomy, and most students think that VR learning is more interesting.

Key words: Virtual reality, Clinical medicine, Ocular anatomy

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