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Prof. Nikolaos Bechrakis uses the Proveo 8 ceiling mounted microscope with EnFocus intraoperative OCT. Images provided by Prof. Nikolaos Bechrakis.

Posterior Segment Surgery: Benefits of Utilizing Intraoperative OCT

Learn about the value of intraoperative optical coherence tomography in posterior segment surgery to precisely locate, evaluate and manage pathologies.

Microscope view (left). The intraoperative OCT images (right) allowed Prof. Bechrakis to see exactly where the previous scars were to avoid the area where the previous trephination was performed. Images provided by Prof. Nikolaos Bechrakis.

Intraoperative OCT-Assisted Corneal Transplant Procedures

Learn about the use of intraoperative optical coherence tomography in corneal transplantation and how it facilitates the adaptation of the donor cornea.

Serious Game in Intraoperative Neurosurgery. Image courtesy of Dr. Lucas Troude.

Enhancing Neurosurgery Teaching

Learn about the Serious Game in Intraoperative Neurosurgery and how it supports neurosurgical teaching and the acquisition of decision-making skills.

Dr. Ozana Moraru shares two primary open-angle glaucoma cases in which trabeculectomy bleb needling was performed using the Leica M844 microscope with EnFocus intraoperative OCT. Image courtesy of Dr. Ozana Moraru.

How Intraoperative OCT Helps Gain Greater Insight in Glaucoma Surgery

Learn about the use of intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography in glaucoma surgery and how it helps see subsurface tissue details.

Intraoperative OCT-assisted complex cataract surgery. Image courtesy of Dr. Ozana Moraru.

Ophthalmology: Visualization in Complex Cataract Surgery

Learn about the use of intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography in cataract surgery and how it supports both standard and complex cataract surgery cases.

Caption: Collaboration is key Picture copyright: Donenko Oleksii, Shutterstock

Launching a Neurosurgical Department with Limited Resources

Learn about Dr. Claire Karekezi’s journey and experience launching a neurosurgical department within the Rwanda Military Hospital with limited resources.

Augmented Reality fluorescence supports each step of neurovascular surgery procedures. Image courtesy of Dr. Christof Renner.

Use of AR Fluorescence in Neurovascular Surgery

Learn about the use of GLOW800 Augmented Reality in neurovascular surgery through clinical cases and videos, including aneurysm and tumor resection cases.

Corneal perforation with iris plugging shown on the intraoperative OCT. Images provided by Mr. David Anderson

Ocular Perforation and Trauma Surgery

Learn about the use of intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) in ocular perforation and trauma surgery, and how it supports assessment and repair.

Corneal transplantation. Image courtesy of Mr. David Anderson.

Ophthalmology Case Study: Corneal Transplantation

Learn about the use of intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography in Corneal Transplantation and how it helps achieve correct positioning of donor tissue.

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