away from the viewer.
In the surgical field,
viewing should be
done at around 3 to 5
feet from the screen,
at 10 to 25 degrees
below the line of sight
and in front of the
viewer.
"I hate that living
room style where the
screen is up above
the fireplace. That's
where wall monitors
tend to be set in the
OR. I prefer the
screen to be slightly
below my eye level,"
says Dr. Uchal. "I set
the height and angle
of the monitors
myself."
And for the surgical
field, Dr. Uchal has 2
monitors attached to
towers and adjusted
to his specifications
that get wheeled in
for him when he's
working in a different
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