ArticleIEEE robotics and automation letters2021
Spotlight-based 3D Instrument Guidance for Autonomous Task in Robot-assisted Retinal Surgery.
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- Technical advances in robotic retinal surgery: a systematic review and future research directions.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- Bimanual Robotic Eye Manipulation Using Adaptive Sclera Force Control: Towards Safe Retinal Vein Cannulation.IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics · 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
- Microsurgery Robots: Applications, Design, and Development.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Vitreoretinal Surgical Instrument Tracking in Three Dimensions Using Deep Learning.Translational vision science & technology · 2023Article
- Comparison of robot-assisted vitreoretinal surgery and manual surgery in different preclinical settings: a randomized trial.Annals of translational medicine · 2022Article
- Robotic Assistance for Intraocular Microsurgery: Challenges and Perspectives.Proceedings of the IEEE. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · 2022Article
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Abstract
Retinal surgery is known to be a complicated and challenging task for an ophthalmologist even for retina specialists. Image guided robot-assisted intervention is among the novel and promising solutions that may enhance human capabilities during microsurgery. In this paper, a novel method is proposed for 3D navigation of a microsurgical instrument based on the projection of a spotlight during robot-assisted retinal surgery. To test the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method, a vessel tracking task in a phantom with a Remote Center of Motion (RCM) constraint is performed by the Steady-Hand Eye Robot (SHER). The results are compared to manual tracking, cooperative control tracking with the SHER and spotlight-based automatic tracking with SHER. The reported results are that the spotlight-based automatic tracking with SHER can reach an average tracking error of 0.013 mm and keeping distance error of 0.1 mm from the desired range demonstrating a significant improvement compared to manual or cooperative control methods alone.
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