The insertion of the surgical needle in soft tissue has involved significant interest in the
current time because of its purpose in minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and percutaneous …

Needle intervention is widely employed in clinical practices, such as biopsies, regional
anesthesia, blood sampling, neurosurgery, and brachytherapy. Traditional needle insertion …

Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) is a technique for cornea transplantation which
is associated with reduced patient morbidity. DALK has been explored as a potential …

After each robot end tool replacement, tool center point (TCP) calibration must be performed
to achieve precise control of the end tool. This process is also essential for robot-assisted …

Subretinal injection (SI) is an ophthalmic surgical procedure that allows for the direct
injection of therapeutic substances into the subretinal space to treat vitreoretinal disorders …

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) images is widely used in ophthalmic examination, but
their qualities are often affected by noises. Shearlet transform has shown its effectiveness in …

Computer-assisted cognition guidance for surgical robotics by computer vision is a potential
future outcome, which could facilitate the surgery for both operation accuracy and autonomy …

In ophthalmic surgery, particularly in procedures involving the posterior segment, clinicians
face significant challenges in maintaining precise control of hand-held instruments without …

Subretinal injection is an effective method for direct delivery of therapeutic agents to treat
prevalent subretinal diseases. Among the challenges for surgeons are physiological hand …

Continuum robots (CRs) have been recently shown capable of micron-scale motion
resolutions. Such motions are achieved through equilibrium modulation using indirect …