Projects
Establishing and Transferring Enabling Technology for New Micro-surgical Therapies application to retinal vein cannulation. KU Leuven
Ocular perfusion and vitreous influence on neuroretinal pathophysiology KU Leuven
This clinical doctoral research focuses on the intriguing field of ocular blood flow. The human eye is mainly perfused via branches of the ophthalmic artery. The most important branches for the retina and optic nerve are the central retinal artery (CRA) and the short posterior ciliary arteries (SPCAs), respectively. The retinal circulation arises from a single “end-artery”, the CRA, which supplies the inner layers of the retina. These are ...
Haptic feedback with active contstraints in MIS KU Leuven
Retinal Vein Occlusion is an eye condition which affects an estimated 16,4 million people worldwide. The disease occurs when clots are formed inside retinal veins and disturb the oxygen delivery throughout the retina. This causes partial or even complete blindness in the affected eye. Current treatment methods can only slow down vision loss by tempering the side effects. A promising curative treatment method is retinal vein cannulation. In ...
Development of surgical assistive technology for intraocular microsurgery KU Leuven
Our eyesight is by far our most developed sense, playing a vital role in nearly all aspects of everyday life. As such, severe vision loss can have a devastating impact on one’s life. Advancements in medicine have led to effective treatment methods for a substantial range of eye diseases. Nevertheless, several retinal disorders remain a common cause of vision loss. At the time of writing, an estimated 244 million people worldwide suffer from a ...
Use Case for European Robotics in Ophthalmologic Micro-Surgery KU Leuven
EurEyeCase combines cutting-edge European robotic technology and creates an integrated setup for the very challenging use case of vitreoretinal eye surgery. Nowadays, a selected number of highly-skilled ophthalmologists are treating large numbers of patients that suffer from various types of vitreoretinal eye diseases. The majority of these intra-ocular interventions lie on or even beyond the boundaries of human skills as they pose extreme ...