In the last decades, fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) have become increasingly attractive to
medical applications due to their unique properties such as small size, biocompatibility …

Intraocular surgery, one of the most challenging discipline of microsurgery, requires sensory
and motor skills at the limits of human physiological capabilities combined with …

Abstract Retinal Vein Occlusion (RVO) is a blinding disease caused by one or more
occluded retinal veins. Current treatment methods only focus on symptom mitigation rather …

Microsurgical techniques have been widely utilized in various surgical specialties, such as
ophthalmology, neurosurgery, and otolaryngology, which require intricate and precise …

Retinal surgery has long drawn the attention of engineers and clinicians who identified a
clear use case for robotics and assistive technology. In retinal surgery, precision is …

Purpose: To review the current literature on robotic assistance for ophthalmic surgery,
especially vitreoretinal procedures. Methods: MEDLINE, Embase, and Web of Science …

Purpose Retinal vein cannulation is an experimental procedure during which a clot-
dissolving drug is injected into an obstructed retinal vein. However, due to the fragility and …

In retinal surgery clinicians access the internal volume of the eyeball through small scale
trocar ports, typically 0.65 mm in diameter, to treat vitreoretinal disorders like idiopathic …

Retinal Vein Occlusion is a common retinal vascular disorder which can cause severe loss
of vision. Retinal vein cannulation followed by injection of an anti-coagulant into the affected …

Background Robot-assisted surgery has revolutionized many surgical subspecialties, mainly
where procedures have to be performed in confined, difficult to visualize spaces. Despite …