Eye surgery in the elderly [PDF]
Dorota Raczyńska, Leopold Glasner, Ewelina Serkies-Minuth, Magdalena A Wujtewicz, Kamila Mitrosz Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland Abstract: Extending life expectancy is a human achievement.
Raczyńska D +4 more
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The Only Eye Study (OnES): a qualitative study of surgeon experiences of only eye surgery and recommendations for patient safety [PDF]
Objective Performing surgery on patients with only one seeing-eye, where complications may result in catastrophic vision loss, presents unique challenges for the ophthalmic care team.
David P Crabb +5 more
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Simultaneous Online Registration-Independent Stiffness Identification and Tip Localization of Surgical Instruments in Robot-assisted Eye Surgery. [PDF]
Notable challenges during retinal surgery lend themselves to robotic assistance, which has proven beneficial in providing safe steady-hand manipulation.
Ebrahimi A +4 more
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Adaptive Control Improves Sclera Force Safety in Robot-Assisted Eye Surgery: A Clinical Study. [PDF]
The integration of robotics into retinal microsurgery leads to a reduction in surgeon perception of tool-to-tissue interaction forces. This blunting of human tactile sensory input, which is due to the inflexible mass and large inertia of the robotic arm ...
Ebrahimi A +5 more
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Eye Explorer: A robotic endoscope holder for eye surgery. [PDF]
Holding endoscopes by hand when performing eye surgery reduces the dexterity of the surgeon.
Zhou D +7 more
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The relationship between personality dimensions with resiliency and sense of coherence with respect to the role of spiritual health in the patients' candidate for eye surgery [PDF]
Introduction: This research aimed to determine the relationship between personality dimensions with the rate of resiliency and internal cohesion regarding the intermediary role of spiritual health in candidate patients for eye surgery.
Soada Mihandoust +6 more
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Only eye study 2 (OnES 2): 'Am I going to be able to see when the patch comes off?' A qualitative study of patient experiences of undergoing high-stakes only eye surgery. [PDF]
Objectives Ocular surgery is a source of significant concern for many patients, especially in high-stakes circumstances. The purpose of this study was to explore patient experiences of undergoing surgery on their only-seeing eye.
Jones L +5 more
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Dose Ginger Have Preventative Effects on PONV-Related Eye Surgery? A Clinical Trial. [PDF]
Background Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is considered a common complication of anesthesia, which, particularly in eye surgery, may exert pressure on stitches and open or leak the surgical wound, leading to bleeding.
Sedigh Maroufi S +5 more
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Sclera Force Control in Robot-assisted Eye Surgery: Adaptive Force Control vs. Auditory Feedback. [PDF]
Surgeon hand tremor limits human capability during microsurgical procedures such as those that treat the eye. In contrast, elimination of hand tremor through the introduction of microsurgical robots diminishes the surgeons tactile perception of useful ...
Ebrahimi A +5 more
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Purpose. To compare pain scores between first-eye and second-eye cataract surgery and to determine the affecting factors. Methods. 106 first-eye and 53 second-eye cataract surgery patients (mean age: 67 ± 13 and 69 ± 10 years, resp.) were enrolled.
Lin Jiang +5 more
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