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Refractive Surgery/Vision Correction

Robotic Surgery to Provide Super-Human Dexterity and Improved Visual Feedback

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During Retina Subspecialty Day at the 2019 AAO meeting, Jean-Pierre Hubschman, MD, spoke on the growth and opportunity of robotics for the field of ophthalmology, noting that “the human body presents some limited performances and during traditional eye surgery [surgeons] still rely on limited feedback, limited spatial resolution, and depth perception.”

Three types of robotic surgery are in development for ophthalmic surgeons: handheld smart tools, co-manipulation programs, and fully automated systems.

Current uses of these developments span national and international areas. Handheld smart tools include robotics that can control hand tremors. In Belgium, a co-manipulation program is being tested for retinal vein cannulation, and UCLA is testing a fully automated system for cataract surgery. The hope for retinal surgery is use of a system with semiautomated capability.

Dr. Hubschman concluded, “Robotic surgery is still in its infancy in ophthalmic surgery, but we believe it will provide super-human capabilities and improve our surgical outcomes, and potentially open the door for new tissue manipulation.”

Reference:

Hubschman JP. Toward robotic vitreoretinal surgery. Presented at: American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting; Oct. 11-15, 2019; San Francisco.

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