ReviewInternational journal of retina and vitreous2019
Endoscopic vitreoretinal surgery: principles, applications and new directions.
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- Comparison of perfluorocarbon liquid utilization in endoscopic pars plana vitrectomy and microscopic pars plana vitrectomy during retinal detachment repair: a retrospective review.International journal of retina and vitreous · 2026Article
- Clinical course and outcomes of corneal blood staining in open-globe injury: Eye Injury Vitrectomy Study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Intraoperative adaptive eye model based on instrument-integrated OCT for robot-assisted vitreoretinal surgery.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2025Article
- Endoscopy-assisted pars plana vitrectomy in retinal detachments associated with anterior proliferative vitreoretinopathy and epiciliary membranes.BMC ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Bioelectronic devices for light-based diagnostics and therapies.Biophysics reviews · 2023Review
- Effects of Image Processing Using Honeycomb-Removal and Image-Sharpening Algorithms on Visibility of 27-Gauge Endoscopic Vitrectomy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Outcomes of combined endoscopic vitrectomy and posteriorly placed glaucoma drainage devices in pediatric patients.BMC ophthalmology · 2022Article
- High-Resolution Ex-Vivo Imaging of Retina with a Laptop-Based Portable Endoscope.Journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Commentary: Ocular endoscopy: An eye into the eye.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Heads-up 3-Dimensional Visualization to Enhance Video Endoscopy During Vitreoretinal Surgery.Journal of vitreoretinal diseasesArticle
- Endoscopic Pars Plana Vitrectomy in Patients With Open-Globe Injury and Corneal Opacity.Journal of vitreoretinal diseasesArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo analyze endoscopic vitreoretinal surgery principles, applications, challenges and potential technological advances.
backgroundMicroendoscopic imaging permits vitreoretinal surgery for tissues that are not visible using operating microscopy ophthalmoscopy. Evolving instrumentation may overcome some limitations of current endoscopic technology. ANALYSIS: Transfer of the fine detail in endoscopic vitreoretinal images to extraocular video cameras is constrained currently by the caliber limitations of intraocular probes in ophthalmic surgery. Gradient index and Hopkins rod lenses provide high resolution ophthalmoscopy but restrict surgical manipulation. Fiberoptic coherent image guides offer surgical maneuverability but reduce imaging resolution. Coaxial endoscopic illumination can highlight delicate vitreoretinal structures difficult to image in chandelier or endoilluminator diffuse, side-scattered lighting. Microendoscopy's ultra-high magnification video monitor images can reveal microscopic tissue details blurred partly by ocular media aberrations in contemporary surgical microscope ophthalmoscopy, thereby providing a lower resolution, invasive alternative to confocal fundus imaging. Endoscopic surgery is particularly useful when ocular media opacities or small pupils restrict or prevent transpupillary ophthalmoscopy. It has a growing spectrum of surgical uses that include the management of proliferative vitreoretinopathy and epiretinal membranes as well as the implantation of posterior chamber intraocular lenses and electrode arrays for intraretinal stimulation in retinitis pigmentosa. Microendoscopy's range of applications will continue to grow with technological developments that include video microchip sensors, stereoscopic visualization, chromovitrectomy, digital image enhancement and operating room heads-up displays.
conclusionMicroendoscopy is a robust platform for vitreoretinal surgery. Continuing clinical and technological innovation will help integrate it into the modern ophthalmic operating room of interconnected surgical microscopy, microendoscopy, vitrectomy machine and heads-up display instrumentation.
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