The Philippines has performed the world’s first robotic-assisted cataract surgery, led by local eye center Asian Eye Institute. The procedure is a technological feat that could change how eye surgery is done.
In a statement, the institute said the procedure was performed using a robotic-assisted system, the Jasper Platform, a proprietary technology from ForSight Robotics, an Israel-based medical technology company.
The procedure was led by Dr. Alexey Rapoport, with Dr. Robert Edward T. Ang, Senior Consultant and Head of Cornea and Refractive Surgery at the Asian Eye Institute, serving as principal investigator.
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