Quantification of intraocular surgery motions with an electromagnetic tracking system

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2009:142:337-9.

Abstract

Motion tracking was performed during a combined phacoemulsification (PKE) and pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) procedure on a pig eyeball. The UCLA Laparoscopic Training System (UCLA-LTS), which consists of electromagnetic sensors attached to the surgical tools to measure three-dimensional spatial vectors, was modified to enable quantification of intraocular surgery motions. The range of motion and time taken to complete the given task were successfully recorded.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Electromagnetic Fields*
  • Laparoscopy
  • Motion*
  • Phacoemulsification / education*
  • Phacoemulsification / standards
  • Surgical Instruments
  • Swine
  • Task Performance and Analysis
  • Vitrectomy / education*
  • Vitrectomy / standards