Eye Surgery at KUL
K.U. Leuven is one of the best medical robotics institutes in Europe. For quite some years, they have been working on an eye surgery setup:
"Retinal surgery is one of the most challenging types of surgery because
of the scale and the fragility of the human eye anatomy. Retinal Vein
Occlusion (RVO) is a common retinal vascular disorder which may cause
severe loss of vision. Retinal cannulation appears to be the most
effective treatment, but given the small diameter of a retinal vein, it
is too difficult and risky for a surgeon to perform this procedure
manually. The surgeon suffers from limited positioning accuracy, tremor
and poor force perception directly affecting the quality of the surgical
procedure. This work focuses on the development of robotic systems for
retinal surgery."
Now, they are also leading an EU consortium EurEyeCase.
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