Surgeons' point-of-view video recording technique for scleral buckling.

Surgeons’ Point-of-View Video Recording Technique for Scleral Buckling Recording scleral buckling surgery has traditionally been limited by several factors. Commonly used overhead recording systems are costly and require constant repositioning during surgery to ensure that they capture the images of interest. A common alternative to overhead recording devices is to use an assisting photographer to capture images over the shoulders of the surgeons in an obtrusive and labor-intensive process. These approaches are limited in that the surgery is recorded from a perspective that is different from that of the surgeon. Point-of-view (POV) cameras record high-definition video and are used extensively in adventure sports. Point-ofview cameras have a low profile, compact design, and are easy to use. Previously, Bizzotto et al used a previous generation head-mounted version of these POV cameras to record surgery. They concluded that the technology was helpful in many respects for surgery involving larger subject matter such as orthopedic surgery but inadequate to film microsurgical techniques. In a similar vein of research, Gooi et al mounted a POV camera to a microscope to successfully record hand positions during ophthalmic surgery. In this report, we present the findings of our evaluation of a current head-mounted POV camera system to record scleral buckling surgery.