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Table 1 Tasks involved in the face validity study

From: Face and content validity of a virtual-reality simulator for myringotomy with tube placement

Tasks

Description

Speculum adjustment

Rotate and tilt the speculum to obtain view of tympanic membrane

Microscope manipulation

Translate and rotate the microscope to obtain a proper view

Blade navigation

Navigate surgical blade through the external auditory canal

Myringotomy

Make an incision in the tympanic membrane

Ventilation tube insertion

Insert ventilation tube into the myringotomy using forceps