‘Enormous’ potential of robotics opens door to next revolution in eye surgery

Ophthalmology is one of the most technology-driven branches of medicine, and most key advances in the field have relied on devices rather than drugs. Now, robots and artificial intelligence are poised to be part of an impending revolution.
“For various reasons, robotics is entering our field with some delay as compared with other surgical specialties, but it is going to play a major role in the future. The time has come because retinal genetic therapies including gene replacement therapy and optogenetics are making rapid progress, and translating them to the (Read more...)

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