scopes incorporate automated features that can assist your physi-
cians' efficiency from use to use.
There are arguments in support of both ceiling- and floor-mounted
scopes — the one reduces the footprint occupied by OR equipment,
for instance, while the other is less susceptible to the vibrations that
impact a facility's structure — but easy movement and positioning,
and stable locking, are necessities for either option.
A scope's settings make a huge difference in how effectively a physi-
cian can visualize the site and how efficiently he works. Since we're
talking about at least a half a dozen dials here to control the light,
aperture, PD settings and other details, scopes that let you program in
doctors' names and their preferred settings offer an easy, automated
way to keep track of their preferences and efficiently set them up for
a case.
The development of digital marking and measuring systems that
show you where to make your incisions has led to the integration of
this image-guided technology into scopes, providing overlays of
patient data that are viewable through the eyepieces. And micro-
scopes that are able to accommodate image inverter components,
thereby supporting posterior as well as anterior segment surgery, are
a must if there's any possibility that your facility will be hosting retinal
surgery. OSM
1 1 2
O U T P A T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | O C T O B E R 2 0 1 5
