Moorfields Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS)

Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS) is an established cataract surgery technique with an important role in resource-limited settings. It also broadens the surgical options available for managing selected dense and complex cataracts.

Building on our previous courses, the Moorfields MSICS Training Course offers practical, simulation-based training delivered by experienced faculty. Delegates will benefit from lectures and surgical video demonstrations covering the key surgical steps, followed by two structured practical sessions: Wet Lab 1 and Wet Lab 2. These provide hands-on practice using Phillips model eyes and pig eyes, supported by faculty demonstrations, guidance and individual feedback.

The course aims to broaden surgical skills for managing very dense and other challenging cataracts where phacoemulsification may be unsuitable, while developing techniques transferable to other ophthalmic subspecialties.

It also helps colleagues working in the UK and other Western healthcare systems develop skills applicable to resource-limited settings, providing a foundation for further supervised training and participation in global humanitarian cataract work.

Learning outcomes

• Understand the principles and key surgical steps of MSICS.
• Practise scleral tunnel construction.
• Learn and practise nucleus-delivery techniques in simulation.
• Understand the role of MSICS in resource-limited settings and humanitarian cataract care.

Who is this course for?

Suitable for senior ophthalmology trainees, fellows and consultants seeking to develop or refine their MSICS skills.

Please note that you must have completed more than 200 phacoemulsification cases in order to attend this course.

CPD Certification

The course carries 7 CPD learning hours/points with The CPD Certification Service.

Course supporters

This course is kindly supported by Rayner and Sun Pharma. Sponsors have had no influence or input into the course.