Interactive computer-based simulator for training in blade navigation and targeting in myringotomy

A virtual-reality simulator was developed for the training of Otolaryngology (Ear-Nose-Throat) surgical residents to perform myringotomy, a relatively common surgical procedure in which an incision is made in the eardrum mainly to treat middle-ear infections. The simulator presents the trainee with a three-dimensional (3D) virtual model of the ear that can be viewed through a mock surgical microscope consisting of a stereo visor mounted on a...