Challenging Skin Pigmentation Bias: Application of Time-Domain Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Tissue Oximetry Background and Motivation In recent years, optical technologies have been increasingly utilized in medical diagnostics and therapies. However, varying levels of skin pigmentation (which depend on melanin concentration in the skin) can signif...
Demonstration of Femtosecond Laser Induced Refractive Index Change in Silk-Fibroin Hydrogels: A New Hope for Future Ophthalmic Biocompatible Implants In today’s era of advanced biotechnology and rapid developments in the biomedical field, refractive correction techniques have become a global research hotspot in ophthalmology. However, current corre...
Numerical Analysis Enhances Postoperative Visual Assessment and Optimization for Multifocal Intraocular Lenses (IOLs) Introduction and Research Background One of the main goals of cataract surgery is to achieve spectacle-free vision for patients. However, this goal is limited by two major challenges: loss of accommodative function and postoperative...
Neural Network-Powered Microsurgical System: Advancing Precision in Cataract Surgery Academic Context and Research Problem Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness worldwide. Phacoemulsification combined with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation has emerged as the primary treatment method. This approach not only significantly improves patients’ ...
The Combination of Optical Coherence Tomography and Robotics: Current Research and Future Perspectives Academic Background Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive, high-resolution optical imaging technique that has been widely used in the field of biomedical imaging since its invention. It provides micrometer-level visualization of tis...
High-Resolution Dynamic Facial Micro-Expression Capture: Innovations in Multi-Focus Camera Array Background and Research Issues Capturing high-quality dynamic facial images is of critical importance in various fields such as biomedicine, emotion recognition, disease diagnosis, surgical outcome evaluation, facial prosthetic design, and genetic featu...