Virtual cataract surgery: clinical evaluation

Per G. Soderberg; Carl-Gustaf Laurell M.D.; Per Nordqvist; Eva Skarman; Leif Nordh

doi:10.1117/12.482464

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14 July 2003 Virtual cataract surgery: clinical evaluation

Per G. Soderberg, Carl-Gustaf Laurell M.D., Per Nordqvist, Eva Skarman, Leif Nordh

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Proceedings Volume 4951, Ophthalmic Technologies XIII; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.482464
Event: Biomedical Optics, 2003, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

We have developed a simulator for phacoemulsification cataract extraction. In the current project, modules for clinical evaluation were developed. The system was structured into a processing computer and an administrator interface and a trainee interface. The simulation is defined by administrator adjustable parameters and trainee adjustable parameters. The parameters may be categorized as session characteristic parameters, patient characteristic parameters and trainee characteristic parameters. The simulation is measured in variables. Further an air bubble generator was created. We believe that simulator training in future will be required for becoming cataract surgeons.

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Per G. Soderberg, Carl-Gustaf Laurell M.D., Per Nordqvist, Eva Skarman, and Leif Nordh "Virtual cataract surgery: clinical evaluation", Proc. SPIE 4951, Ophthalmic Technologies XIII, (14 July 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.482464

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