Surgical Assessment Tool: ICO-OSCAR in English and Spanish

Authored by ICO
Posted on May 10, 2012
Topic: Education, Subspecialty Education
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The ICO-Ophthalmology Surgical Competency Assessment Rubric (OSCAR) is a standardized, internationally-valid tool to teach and assess an ophthalmologist’s competence in performing cataract surgery. OSCAR will eventually cover additional surgical procedures. Two ICO-OSCAR tools are available for download in English and Spanish.

The ICO-OSCAR is a behavioral and skill-based rubric for evaluators.  This allows the evaluator to use the ICO-OSCAR to objectively assess the resident’s competence in performing a specific procedure.  It also gives the resident a tool to better gauge their own performance.  

ICO-OSCAR tools available for download in English:

• Extracapsular Cataract Extraction (PDF – 94 KB)
• Phacoemulsification (PDF – 86 KB)
• Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) (PDF –  29 KB)

ICO-OSCAR tools available for download in Spanish:

• Extracapsular Cataract Extraction (PDF – 1 MB)
• Phacoemulsification (PDF – 1 MB)

For those who want to translate or adapt the ICO-OSCAR, copies are also available as Word documents (docs) below.  

ICO-OSCAR tools available for download in English:

• Extracapsular Cataract Extraction (DOC – 89 KB)
• Phacoemulsification (DOC – 80 KB)
• Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) (DOC –  29 KB)

ICO-OSCAR tools available for download in Spanish:

• Extracapsular Cataract Extraction (DOC – 744 KB)
• Phacoemulsification (DOC –  754 KB )