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Applications of Hyaluronic Acid in Ophthalmology and Contact Lenses Open
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a glycosaminoglycan that was first isolated and identified from the vitreous body of a bull’s eye. HA is ubiquitous in the soft connective tissues of animals and therefore has high tissue compatibility for use in me…
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Biomaterial Influence on Intraocular Lens Performance: An Overview Open
There is strong evidence that the IOL material is the factor having the greatest impact on posterior capsule opacification (PCO), anterior capsule opacification (ACO) development, and glistening formation after cataract surgery, even thoug…
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Optical Coherence Tomography-Guided Robotic Ophthalmic Microsurgery via Reinforcement Learning from Demonstration Open
Ophthalmic microsurgery is technically difficult because the scale of required surgical tool manipulations challenge the limits of the surgeon's visual acuity, sensory perception, and physical dexterity. Intraoperative optical coherence to…
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Robotic Vitreoretinal Surgery Open
Purpose: To review the current literature on robotic assistance for ophthalmic surgery, especially vitreoretinal procedures. Methods: MEDLINE, Embase, and Web of Science databases were searched from inception to August, 2016, for articles …
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Optical Coherence Tomography for Retinal Surgery: Perioperative Analysis to Real-Time Four-Dimensional Image-Guided Surgery Open
Magnification of the surgical field using the operating microscope facilitated profound innovations in retinal surgery in the 1970s, such as pars plana vitrectomy. Although surgical instrumentation and illumination techniques are continual…
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Ocular Surface Changes Associated with Ophthalmic Surgery Open
Dry eye disease causes ocular discomfort and visual disturbances. Older adults are at a higher risk of developing dry eye disease as well as needing for ophthalmic surgery. Anterior segment surgery may induce or worsen existing dry eye sym…
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Surgical microscope integrated MHz SS-OCT with live volumetric visualization Open
Intraoperative optical coherence tomography is still not overly pervasive in routine ophthalmic surgery, despite evident clinical benefits. That is because today’s spectral-domain optical coherence tomography systems lack flexibility, acqu…
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What Is the Impact of Intraoperative Microscope-Integrated OCT in Ophthalmic Surgery? Relevant Applications and Outcomes. A Systematic Review Open
Background: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has recently been introduced in the operating theatre. The aim of this review is to present the actual role of microscope-integrated optical coherence tomography (MI-OCT) in ophthalmology. Met…
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Hyaluronic Acid/Trehalose Ophthalmic Solution in Reducing Post-Cataract Surgery Dry Eye Signs and Symptoms: A Prospective, Interventional, Randomized, Open-Label Study Open
The purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate the efficacy of the perioperative use of a hyaluronic acid (HA) and trehalose ophthalmic solution (Thealoz® Duo) in reducing post-cataract surgery dry eye signs and symptoms in patients…
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Intraoperative optical coherence tomography-compatible surgical instruments for real-time image-guided ophthalmic surgery Open
Intraoperative optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a potentially transformational technology that is now commercially available to ophthalmic surgeons. Currently, the use of the technology is primarily limited to a 'stop and image' appro…
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Three-dimensional Display Systems in Ophthalmic Surgery – A Review Open
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Needle Segmentation in Volumetric Optical Coherence Tomography Images for Ophthalmic Microsurgery Open
Needle segmentation is a fundamental step for needle reconstruction and image-guided surgery. Although there has been success stories in needle segmentation for non-microsurgeries, the methods cannot be directly extended to ophthalmic surg…
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Artificial intelligence and ophthalmic surgery Open
Purpose of review Artificial intelligence and deep learning have become important tools in extracting data from ophthalmic surgery to evaluate, teach, and aid the surgeon in all phases of surgical management. The purpose of this review is …
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Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmic Surgery: Current Applications and Expectations Open
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has found rapidly growing applications in ophthalmology, achieving robust recognition and classification in most kind of ocular diseases. Ophthalmic surgery is one of the most delicate microsurgery, requiring h…
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Essentials of setting up a wet lab for ophthalmic surgical training in COVID-19 pandemic Open
Wet labs are an extremely important training tool, especially in times of a global COVID-19 pandemic, where surgical training can be minimal. They help the trainee learn and practice in a risk-free environment, without an imminent of a com…
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Topical Antiseptics in Minimizing Ocular Surface Bacterial Load Before Ophthalmic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial Open
Compared with PVI 0.6%, CLX 0.02% induced a greater reduction of ocular surface bacterial load, with no significant alterations of the taxonomic composition. Moreover, CLX was better tolerated than PVI.
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Identifying Patient Perceived Barriers to Trichiasis Surgery in Kongwa District, Tanzania Open
The burden of trachomatis trichiasis (TT), a complication of trachoma, is largest in the poorest societies of our world. One part of the World Health Organization (WHO) strategy to eliminate blinding trachoma is surgery for patients with T…
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Clinical utility of intraoperative optical coherence tomography Open
The role of iOCT in ophthalmic surgery has been evolving with the help of ongoing research to define its utility in the operating room and to develop integrative technologies. Advancements in OCT-friendly surgical instrumentation and in in…
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Autonomous Coordinated Control of the Light Guide for Positioning in Vitreoretinal Surgery Open
Vitreoretinal surgery is challenging even for expert surgeons owing to the delicate target tissues and the diminutive workspace in the retina. In addition to improved dexterity and accuracy, robot assistance allows for (partial) task autom…
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Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Ophthalmic Surgery: From Laser Fundamentals to Clinical Applications Open
Femtosecond laser (FSL) technology has created an evolution in ophthalmic surgery in the last few decades. With the advantage of high precision, accuracy, and safety, FSLs have helped surgeons overcome surgical limits in refractive surgery…
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Intraoperative optical coherence tomography in descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty: pilot experiences Open
Real-time iOCT is a safe, efficient, and useful tool in assessing graft adherence in DSAEK surgery. With adequate analysis software, iOCT has the potential to be a paradigm-shifting development in posterior lamellar surgery and could aid t…
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Intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography Guided Ocular Surgeries: Critical Analysis of Clinical Role and Future Perspectives Open
Amar Pujari,* Divya Agarwal,* Rohan Chawla, Atul Kumar, Namrata Sharma Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India*These authors contributed equally to this workCorresponden…
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Pediatric ophthalmology, strabismus and neuro-ophthalmology practice in the COVID-19 era: All India Ophthalmological Society guidelines Open
The COVID-19 Pandemic has prompted substantial changes in the way ophthalmology is practiced globally. General guidelines on safe ophthalmic practice have been issued by various bodies across the globe including the All India Ophthalmologi…
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Risk factors associated with postoperative pain after ophthalmic surgery: a prospective study Open
Awareness about independent predictors associated with average postoperative pain intensity, postoperative pain duration, and occurrence of intensive pain after surgery may help health workers to improve postoperative pain management in op…
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The State of Intraoperative OCT in Vitreoretinal Surgery: Recent Advances and Future Challenges Open
Since its first introduction more than 30 years ago, optical coherence tomography (OCT) has revolutionized ophthalmology practice, providing a non-invasive in vivo cross-sectional view of the structures of the eye. Mostly employed in the c…
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Long-term therapeutic outcome of ophthalmic complications following endoscopic sinus surgery Open
Ophthalmic complications associated with endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) are quite rare. There is a paucity of reliable data and limited experience on the clinical findings and treatments of these injuries. Our study here is to characterize…
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8K ultra-high-definition microscopic camera for ophthalmic surgery Open
Based on the results of this feasibility study, clinical trials on human ophthalmic surgery using the new 8K UHD microscopic camera should be conducted in the near future.
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Survey of Ehlers‒Danlos Patients’ ophthalmic surgery experiences Open
Background Ehlers‒Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is a rare disease affecting approximately 1 in 5,000 people. Although ophthalmic conditions associated with EDS have been described, little data exist concerning ophthalmic surgical outcomes experien…
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Preoperative antisepsis in ophthalmic surgery (a review) Open
Endophthalmitis remains a serious complication following intraocular procedures. Preoperative prophylactic measures for endophthalmitis decrease the morbidity associated with this disease and represent a standard of care prior to ophthalmi…
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Disturbances in the ocular surface microbiome by perioperative antimicrobial eye drops Open
We aimed to elucidate the effects of antimicrobial eye drops used in the perioperative period of ophthalmic surgery on the ocular surface microbiome by metagenomic analysis. Twenty-eight eyes from 15 patients (mean age 74.1 years) with no …