Abstract
Eye-Tracking technology has been applied to surgical skill improvement and can observe differences in gaze data between the experienced and novice surgeon. Some eye trackers can even detect pupil diameter. We hypothesized that differences in technical proficiency among surgeons affect the extent of changes in pupil diameter, because the higher mental workload a laparoscopic task requires, the larger the person's pupil diameter dilates. In this study, we recorded the pupil diameters of pediatric surgeons while they performed a suturing task in a dry box environment. The more proficient surgeons exhibited a smaller distribution in pupil diameter than did the less proficient surgeons. Our data indicate that an individual's suturing proficiency is closely related to the degree of dispersion of pupil diameter.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings - 2015 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2015 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Pages | 677-681 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781479986965 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 Jan 12 |
Event | IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2015 - Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Duration: 2015 Oct 9 → 2015 Oct 12 |
Other
Other | IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2015 |
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Country | Hong Kong |
City | Kowloon Tong |
Period | 15/10/9 → 15/10/12 |
Keywords
- Dry box
- Eye tracking
- Laparoscopic suturing
- Pupil diameter
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Information Systems and Management
- Control and Systems Engineering