Objective: To investigate the proportion of patients who would consent to resident participation in cataract surgery.
Study design: Prospective observational case series.
Participants: Consecutive series of patients presenting for consideration of cataract surgery.
Methods: A specifically worded discussion of resident participation in cataract surgery was developed on the basis of literature recommendations and was used when obtaining consent for cataract surgery from eligible patients. The main outcome measure was the proportion of patients who consented to resident participation in their cataract surgery.
Results: Of the 106 patients eligible for enrollment in the study, 101 (95.3%) consented to resident participation in their cataract surgery.
Conclusions: Despite suggestions in the previous literature to the contrary, surgeons can be reassured that the vast majority of patients, when informed by means of the wording described in this study, will consent to resident participation in their cataract surgery.