ReviewRetina (Philadelphia, Pa.)2017
Robotic Vitreoretinal Surgery.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
- Robot-Assisted Eye Surgery: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness, Safety, and Practicality in Clinical Settings.Translational vision science & technology · 2024Pooled it
- Overcoming the impact of physiologic tremors in ophthalmology.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2022Pooled it
- Robot-assisted ophthalmic surgery: research trends, collaboration networks, and emerging clinical frontiers.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- Control Modes of Teleoperated Surgical Robotic System's Tools in Ophthalmic Surgery.IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics · 2025Article
- Current status and solutions for AI ethics in ophthalmology: a bibliometric analysis.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- Magnification-Invariant Retinal Distance Estimation for Vitreoretinal Surgery Using a Laser Aiming Beam.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2025Article
- Microinterventional system for robot-assisted gonioscopic surgery- technical feasibility and preclinical evaluation in synthetic eye models.BMC ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Steady-Hand Eye Robot 3.0: Optimization and Benchtop Evaluation for Subretinal Injection.IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics · 2024Article
- Advancements in robotic surgery: innovations, challenges and future prospects.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Review
- Robotics and cybersurgery in ophthalmology: a current perspective.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Review
- Using the language of surgery to enhance ophthalmology surgical education.Surgery open science · 2023Review
- Validation of collaborative cyberspace virtual reality oculometry enhanced with near real-time spatial audio.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- N-mirror Robot System for Laser Surgery: A Simulation Study.... International Symposium on Medical Robotics. International Symposium on Medical Robotics · 2023Article
- Simultaneous Online Registration-Independent Stiffness Identification and Tip Localization of Surgical Instruments in Robot-assisted Eye Surgery.IEEE transactions on robotics : a publication of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society · 2023Article
- Optimal Design of a Multipole-Electromagnet Robotic Platform for Ophthalmic Surgery.Micromachines · 2022Article
- Comparison of robot-assisted vitreoretinal surgery and manual surgery in different preclinical settings: a randomized trial.Annals of translational medicine · 2022Article
- A Novel Microsurgical Robot: Preliminary Feasibility Test in Ophthalmic Field.Translational vision science & technology · 2022Article
- Robotic Assistance for Intraocular Microsurgery: Challenges and Perspectives.Proceedings of the IEEE. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · 2022Article
- Review of the Standard and Advanced Screening, Staging Systems and Treatment Modalities for Cervical Cancer.Cancers · 2022Review
- Delta Robot Kinematic Calibration for Precise Robot-Assisted Retinal Surgery.... International Symposium on Medical Robotics. International Symposium on Medical Robotics · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeTo review the current literature on robotic assistance for ophthalmic surgery, especially vitreoretinal procedures.
methodsMEDLINE, Embase, and Web of Science databases were searched from inception to August, 2016, for articles relevant to the review topic. Queries included combinations of the terms: robotic eye surgery, ophthalmology, and vitreoretinal.
resultsIn ophthalmology, proof-of-concept papers have shown the feasibility of performing many delicate anterior segment and vitreoretinal surgical procedures accurately with robotic assistance. Multiple surgical platforms have been designed and tested in animal eyes and phantom models. These platforms have the capability to measure forces generated and velocities of different surgical movements. "Smart" instruments have been designed to improve certain tasks such as membrane peeling and retinal vessel cannulations.
conclusionOphthalmic surgery, particularly vitreoretinal surgery, might have reached the limits of human physiologic performance. Robotic assistance can help overcome biologic limitations and improve our surgical performance. Clinical studies of robotic-assisted surgeries are needed to determine safety and feasibility of using this technology in patients.
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