Download PDF
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Academic Ophthalmology 2021; 13(02): e124-e128
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1733931
Original Article: Clinical Science

A Comparative Analysis of Use of Google Glass versus. GoPro Intraoperative Video Recording of Scleral Buckle Surgery

Rebecca R. Soares
1   The Retina Service of Wills Eye Hospital, MidAtlantic Retina, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
,
Melissa R. Sieber
1   The Retina Service of Wills Eye Hospital, MidAtlantic Retina, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
,
Katherine E. Talcott
2   Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
,
Allen Chiang
1   The Retina Service of Wills Eye Hospital, MidAtlantic Retina, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
,
Sunir J. Garg
1   The Retina Service of Wills Eye Hospital, MidAtlantic Retina, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
› Author Affiliations
› Further Information
   Permissions and Reprints

Abstract

Importance The scleral buckle technique is difficult to teach, given a decrease in the frequency of its use and the challenges of its video recording.

Background This study compares two different modalities for recording intraoperative videos of scleral buckle surgery.

Design Present study is a cross-sectional survey conducted in an academic hospital.

Participants A total of 36 medical students, ophthalmologic residents, and vitreoretinal surgery fellows participated in this survey.

Methods Five scleral buckle surgeries were filmed simultaneously using Google Glass and GoPro. Single-masked survey of trainees comparing video and audio quality of 38 10-second clips from each device, and listing the steps of scleral buckle surgery. Institutional review board approval and informed consent were obtained.

Main Outcome Measures Trainees were asked for grading the video device with respect to audio and video quality as favorable or unfavorable.

Results GoPro clips had more favorable ratings of video (73.3%) and audio (75.9%), compared with Google Glass (36.7 and 58.5%, respectively; p < 0.005). A total of 2.8% respondents listed the correct order of surgical steps in pretest, compared with 55.6% in posttest (p < 0.005).

Conclusion and Relevance Wearable recording devices can allow for video recording of scleral buckle surgery which has high utility in teaching trainees. GoPro and Google Glass each have distinct advantages.

Keywords

scleral buckle - surgical teaching - surgical video - wearable device

Financial Support

This study was supported by the J. Arch McNamara Fund for Retina Research, MidAtlantic Retina, Philadelphia, PA.


Supplementary Material



Publication History

Received: 01 July 2020

Accepted: 03 April 2021

Article published online:
10 November 2021

© 2021. The Author(s). This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
333 Seventh Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USA

 

  • References

  • 1 Ambati J, Arroyo JG. Postoperative complications of scleral buckling surgery. Int Ophthalmol Clin 2000; 40 (01) 175-185
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 2 Thanos A, Papakostas TD, Young LH. Scleral buckle: does it still have a role in retinal detachment repair?. Int Ophthalmol Clin 2015; 55 (04) 147-156
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 3 Rahimy E, Garg SJ. Google Glass for recording scleral buckling surgery. JAMA Ophthalmol 2015; 133 (06) 710-711
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 4 Wei NJ, Dougherty B, Myers A, Badawy SM. Using Google Glass in surgical settings: systematic review. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2018; 6 (03) e54
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 5 Birnbaum FA, Wang A, Brady CJ. Stereoscopic surgical recording using GoPro cameras: a low-cost means for capturing external eye surgery. JAMA Ophthalmol 2015; 133 (12) 1483-1484
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 6 Calvo CM, Sridhar J, Hong BK, Rahimy E, Hsu J, Garg SJ. Video recording of vitreous tap and intravitreal antibiotic injection from the surgeon's perspective. Retina 2015; 35 (10) 2147-2149
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 7 Paro JAM, Nazareli R, Gurjala A, Berger A, Lee GK. Video-based self-review: comparing Google Glass and GoPro technologies. Ann Plast Surg 2015; 74 (Suppl. 01) S71-S74
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 8 Lee CK, Kim Y, Lee N, Kim B, Kim D, Yi S. Feasibility study of utilization of action camera, GoPro Hero 4, Google Glass, and Panasonic HX-A100 in spine surgery. Spine 2017; 42 (04) 275-280
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 9 Lin LK. Surgical video recording with a modified GoPro Hero 4 camera. Clin Ophthalmol 2016; 10: 117-119 DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S95666.
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 10 Ho VY, Shah VG, Yates DM, Shah GK. GoPro HERO 4 Black recording of scleral buckle placement during retinal detachment repair. Can J Ophthalmol 2017; 52 (04) 416-418
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 11 HERO8 Black. Accessed November 18, 2019 at: https://gopro.com/en/us/shop/cameras/hero8-black/CHDHX-801-master.html
    PubMed
  • 12 Glass. . Accessed November 18, 2019 at: https://www.google.com/glass/start/
    PubMed
  • 13 Farquharson AL, Cresswell AC, Beard JD, Chan P. Randomized trial of the effect of video feedback on the acquisition of surgical skills. Br J Surg 2013; 100 (11) 1448-1453
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 14 Hamad GG, Brown MT, Clavijo-Alvarez JA. Postoperative video debriefing reduces technical errors in laparoscopic surgery. Am J Surg 2007; 194 (01) 110-114
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar