ForSight Robotics announced the successful completion of the world’s first fully robot-assisted cataract surgery performed in a human patient using its proprietary JASPER Platform (formerly known as the ORYOM platform).
Refresh me on ForSight Robotics.
The Israeli surgical robotics company has developed its flagship technology—the JASPER Platform—as the world’s first robotic surgery platform for cataracts and widespread ocular diseases.
Key to this technology: Utilization of artificial intelligence (AI)-based algorithms, advanced computer vision, and micromechanics, according to the company.
Where it all started: The JASPER Platform made its debut back in 2024 during the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS) annual meeting.
- Check out those details here—and watch a video of the platform in action.
Any recent news?
Last year ForSight secured $125 million in Series B funding to support the continued expansion of the JASPER Platform with first-in-human (FIH) clinical trials.
Let’s dig into the JASPER Platform.
The platform was built to optimize the workflow and feel of conventional cataract surgery by providing surgeons with advanced imaging, precision, and motion scaling that reduce surgeon fatigue and variability between procedures.
It’s equipped with three integral components to enable precise delivery, including:
- Robotic hand
- Micron-level precision, allowing delicate manipulation with accuracy exceeding human limitations
- Designed with a miniature 14°-of-freedom microsurgical to reach every part of the patient’s eye and treat anterior and posterior segment diseases
- No-fly zones, which are defined boundaries that ensure instruments move only within specified areas, enhancing precision and ensuring patient safety
- Advanced visualization
- 3D image guidance and segmentation to provide enhanced depth perception and real-time guidance
- Advanced data analytics
- State-of-the-art comprehensive analytics capture and analyze procedural data to refine techniques and standardize consistent, top-tier care as well as potentially shortening the learning curve for surgeons
Anything else to note?
The JASPER Platform also boasts a personalized ergonomic design with surgeon-centered positioning that reduces physical strain, helping surgeons continue doing what they love, longer.
Plus: Circling back to that robotic hand, its ability to reach anywhere within the human eye means surgeons can navigate complex angles.
- Meaning: The JASPER Platform could be relied on to perform glaucoma and retinal surgical treatment.
Let’s revisit this recent FIH procedure.
The procedure was performed by Alexey Rapoport, MD, with Robert Edward T. Ang, MD, of the Asian Eye Institute in Manila serving as principal investigator.
Unlike previous ophthalmic robotic procedures that only performed partial tasks during cataract surgery (and under general anesthesia), ForSight Robotics completed a cataract surgery from start to finish without the need for general anesthesia, aligning with the current standard practice of modern cataract procedures.
- Interested in learning more? You can request a demo here.
Has there been any clinical studies?
As mentioned earlier, the Series B funding last year enabled the initiation of a prospective, open-label clinical study (NCT07468409) assessing the performance and safety of the JASPER Platform during cataract surgery that is currently underway.
- The estimated primary completion date: February 2027.
Prior to this procedure, over 24 ophthalmic surgeons successfully used the platform to complete “hundreds of procedures on animal eye models.”
So what are the next steps?
Building on its successful Series B funding in 2025 and its first-in-human procedure, ForSight Robotics will now advance toward clinical validation and regulatory submissions.
Per Joseph Nathan, MD, MSc, ForSight Robotics’ co-founder, president, and CMO:
- “With the first successful full robotic cataract procedure in a human patient, this achievement opens the door to dramatically expanding access to sight-restoring surgery for millions around the world.”