ArticleThe international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS2021
Robotic posterior capsule polishing by optical coherence tomography image guidance.
Article in The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Advances in cataract surgery: is a new era on the horizon?Current opinion in ophthalmology · 2026Review
- The future of cataract surgery.Eye (London, England) · 2025Review
- Efficiency Comparison Between Two Different Lasers and Cataract Surgery Workflows: A Prospective and Retrospective Analysis.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Refractive Surgery in Myopic Children.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Accurate Robotic Posterior Capsule Polishing with Tissue Stabilization.IEEE/ASME transactions on mechatronics : a joint publication of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society and the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division · 2024Article
- Microsurgery Robots: Applications, Design, and Development.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery: Update and perspectives.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Review
- Semi-Automated Extraction of Lens Fragments via a Surgical Robot Using Semantic Segmentation of OCT Images with Deep Learning - Experimental Results inIEEE robotics and automation letters · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn cataract surgery, polishing of the posterior capsule (PC) can lead to improved surgical outcomes but is currently avoided due to its high-risk nature. This work developed a robotic system capable of performing PC polishing on ex vivo pig eyes using optical coherence tomography (OCT) guidance.
methodsThe lenses of five ex vivo pig eyes were extracted and a thin layer of glue deposited onto the PC. Transpupillary OCT scans of the anterior segment were used to generate a PC-polishing trajectory. During polishing, OCT B-scans tracked the tool tip and were displayed to the operator.
resultsComplete removal of the glue was accomplished in all five trials with no PC rupture reported.
conclusionsThe feasibility of using a robotic system guided by OCT to perform PC polishing on a biological model was demonstrated. Contributions include modelling of the PC anatomy, intraoperative OCT visualization, and automated tool-tip motion with scheduled aspiration pressures.
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