A system for detecting image degradation during a surgical procedure, the system comprising: a surgical instrument including at least one edge; an image capture device configured to capture images of the surgical instrument, the images of the surgical instrument including a characteristic; a display device; at least one processor coupled to the image capture device and the display device; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor and having stored thereon: a characteristic of baseline images of the edge of the surgical instrument, and instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: obtain the characteristic of the baseline images of the edge of the surgical instrument, receive the images of the surgical instrument, compare the characteristic of the images of the surgical instrument to the characteristic of the baseline images of the edge of the surgical instrument, the images of the surgical instrument being received subsequent to the obtaining of the characteristic of the baseline images of the edge of the surgical instrument and being received while the surgical instrument is disposed at a surgical site in a patient, determine whether the images of the surgical instrument are degraded, based on the comparing of the characteristic of the images of the surgical instrument and the characteristic of the baseline images of the edge of the surgical instrument, and generate an image degradation notification, in response to a determination that the images of the surgical instrument are degraded. a surgical instrument including at least one edge; an image capture device configured to capture images of the surgical instrument, the images of the surgical instrument including a characteristic; a display device; at least one processor coupled to the image capture device and the display device; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor and having stored thereon: a characteristic of baseline images of the edge of the surgical instrument, and instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: obtain the characteristic of the baseline images of the edge of the surgical instrument, receive the images of the surgical instrument, compare the characteristic of the images of the surgical instrument to the characteristic of the baseline images of the edge of the surgical instrument, the images of the surgical instrument being received subsequent to the obtaining of the characteristic of the baseline images of the edge of the surgical instrument and being received while the surgical instrument is disposed at a surgical site in a patient, determine whether the images of the surgical instrument are degraded, based on the comparing of the characteristic of the images of the surgical instrument and the characteristic of the baseline images of the edge of the surgical instrument, and generate an image degradation notification, in response to a determination that the images of the surgical instrument are degraded. a characteristic of baseline images of the edge of the surgical instrument, and instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: obtain the characteristic of the baseline images of the edge of the surgical instrument, receive the images of the surgical instrument, compare the characteristic of the images of the surgical instrument to the characteristic of the baseline images of the edge of the surgical instrument, the images of the surgical instrument being received subsequent to the obtaining of the characteristic of the baseline images of the edge of the surgical instrument and being received while the surgical instrument is disposed at a surgical site in a patient, determine whether the images of the surgical instrument are degraded, based on the comparing of the characteristic of the images of the surgical instrument and the characteristic of the baseline images of the edge of the surgical instrument, and generate an image degradation notification, in response to a determination that the images of the surgical instrument are degraded. obtain the characteristic of the baseline images of the edge of the surgical instrument, receive the images of the surgical instrument, compare the characteristic of the images of the surgical instrument to the characteristic of the baseline images of the edge of the surgical instrument, the images of the surgical instrument being received subsequent to the obtaining of the characteristic of the baseline images of the edge of the surgical instrument and being received while the surgical instrument is disposed at a surgical site in a patient, determine whether the images of the surgical instrument are degraded, based on the comparing of the characteristic of the images of the surgical instrument and the characteristic of the baseline images of the edge of the surgical instrument, and generate an image degradation notification, in response to a determination that the images of the surgical instrument are degraded.