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The requirement of specialized microscopes and visualization systems presents a challenge to adapting robotics in ocular surgery. Cyber-surgery has been used in other surgical specialties aided by Da Vinci robotic system. This study focuses on the current perspective of using robotics and cyber-surgery in ophthalmology and highlights factors limiting their progression. Keywords: Cybersurgery, Telesurgery, ophthalmology robotics, Da Vinci robotic system, artificial intelligence in ophthalmology, training on robotic surgery, ethics of the use of robots in medicine, legal aspects, and economics of cybersurgery and robotics.
Da Vinci Surgical System has been used to perform a pterygium repair in humans and was successful in ex vivo corneal, strabismus, amniotic membrane, and cataract surgery.
Gamma Knife enabled effective treatment of uveal melanoma. Cybersurgery is an alternative to overcome distance and the shortage of surgeons. However, cost, availability, legislation, and ethics are factors limiting the progression of these fields.
Robotic and cybersurgery in ophthalmology are still in their niche. Cost-effective studies are needed to overcome the delay. Technologies, such as 5G and Tactile Internet, are required to help reduce resource scheduling problems in cybersurgery.
