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3. Assistant scopes
Microscope makers have made major advances in assistant scopes. It
used to be that any device — whether it was an assistant scope, a cam-
era or an ORA system — shared the surgeon's light and diminished our
view. Now, many
models are able to
give all the devices
brilliant lighting, mak-
ing for fantastic
images. With our new
scope, if I'm doing a
paracentesis and need
my assistants to place
iris hooks, both are
able to do so with no
problem at all.
The new assistant
scopes also offer
much more flexible
positioning. In the
past, when an assis-
tant was particularly
tall or short, it was
difficult for her to get
in a position where
she could do some-
thing as precise as,
say, cutting a suture.
Now, it's easy.
Another nice fea-
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