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Alcon
Ngenuity 3D
Visualization System
alcon.com
The microscopes in
use nowadays are all
very good, but the 3D
visualization provided
by this system gives
you even greater
depth of focus. It con-
sists of a 3D stereo-
scopic high-definition
digital video camera
and workstation that acts as an adjunct to the microscope during sur-
gery. Now, for me, this is as much a teaching tool — it lets everyone in
the OR see what you're seeing — as it is a tool that you need specifi-
cally for surgery. Clinically, it's not a must-have. But it's certainly a
nice-to-have if you can afford it. Beyond the image quality, the big
benefit of systems like this is surgeon ergonomics. Traditionally, when
you're sitting at a microscope, you're hunched over, looking down.
After years and years, that can take a toll. There are times when my
back screams at me at the end of the day. A lot of that is just paying
attention to your posture when you're doing cases, but you don't
always do that. This scope allows you to assume a different posture
so that you're looking straight ahead, which is ergonomically much,
much better.
• A NEW VIEW Dr. Bailey dons 3D glasses to take a spin with Alcon's new visuali-
zation system.
