Papers
86
Total Citations
2,316
H-Index
27
About
Peter Gehlbach is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of ophthalmic surgery and surgical robotics, with a particular focus on vitreoretinal microsurgery. His work addresses one of the most demanding challenges in medicine: performing micron-scale surgical maneuvers on the delicate tissues of the human eye, where tool-to-tissue interaction forces routinely fall below the threshold of human perception. Gehlbach has been instrumental in developing the Steady-Hand Eye Robot system, an advanced robotic platform designed to filter physiological hand tremor and enhance surgeon precision during retinal procedures, earning over 350 citations across related publications. His contributions extend to the creation of fiber-optic force-sensing surgical instruments capable of sub-millimetric resolution and forces as fine as 0.25 mN, as well as "smart" handheld tools integrating optical coherence tomography for real-time tissue feedback. By combining robotics, micro-force sensing, and advanced imaging, Gehlbach's research has helped lay the technical foundation for safer, more precise retinal surgery. With his most cited works accumulating well over 1,000 citations collectively, his influence on the emerging field of computer- and robot-assisted ophthalmic surgery is both substantial and enduring.
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Top Papers
- 1New steady-hand Eye Robot with micro-force sensing for vitreoretinal surgery286 citations · 2010
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- 7Fiber-optic OCT sensor guided “SMART” micro-forceps for microsurgery70 citations · 2013
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- 9Toward Clinically Applicable Steady-Hand Eye Robot for Vitreoretinal Surgery65 citations · 2012
- 10Force sensing micro-forceps for robot assisted retinal surgery62 citations · 2012