Background A consensus on an optical coherence tomography definition of lamellar
macular hole (LMH) and similar conditions is needed. Methods The panel reviewed relevant …

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

Background: Since the advent of robotic‐assisted surgery, the value of using robotic systems
to assist in surgical procedures has been repeatedly demonstrated. However, existing …

In conventional core decompression of osteonecrosis, surgeons cannot successfully reach
the whole area of the femoral head due to rigidity of the instruments currently used. To …

The proposed study provides a solution of the inverse and forward kinematic problems and
workspace analysis for a five-degree-of-freedom parallel–serial manipulator, in which the …

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 …

In this paper, an overview of advanced robotic surgical systems in ophthalmology is
provided. The systems are introduced as representative examples of the degree of human …

Nowadays, surgical applications, entering the body through a small incision with
laparoscopic procedures are performed and are expanding the use of robots for these …

The introduction of the intraocular vitrectomy instrument by Machemer et al. has led to
remarkable advancements in vitreoretinal surgery enabling the limitations of human …

This article presents the velocity and singularity analysis for a five-degree-of-freedom (5-
DOF) parallel-serial manipulator. The hybrid structure of the manipulator combines a tripod …