The learning curve of robot-assisted vitreoretinal surgery - A randomized trial in a simulated setting.

Mads Forslund JacobsenLars KongeMorten la CourRasmus B SørensenYoon Soo ParkAnn Sofia Skou Thomsen

Published in: Acta ophthalmologica (2021)

There was no significant difference between the lengths of the learning curves for robot-assisted vitreoretinal surgery compared to manual surgery. Robot-assisted vitreoretinal surgery was more precise, associated with less tissue damage, and slower.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
minimally invasive
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