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Glaucoma surgery experiments using digital microscope-integrated optical coherence tomography and OCT-compatible instruments

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: There is a certain failure rate in traditional glaucoma surgery because of the lack of depth information in microscope images. In this work, we present a digital microscope-integrated optical coherence tomography (MIOCT) system and several custom-made OCT-compatible instruments for glaucoma surgery. Sixteen ophthalmologists were asked to perform trabeculectomy and canaloplasty on live porcine eyes using the system and instruments. After surgery, a subjective feedback survey about the user experience was taken. The experiment results showed that our system can help surgeons easily locate important tissue structures during surgery. The custom-made instruments also solved the shadowing problem in OCT imaging. Surgeons preferred to use the system in their future practice.

Source: Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences

DOI: 10.1142/s179354582450010x

Authors: Tianliang Jiang, Jinyu Fan, Ning Tang, Yi He, Guohua Shi

Institutions: University of Science and Technology of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology

Language: English

Topic: Optical Coherence Tomography Applications

Subfield: Biomedical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,500