we're seeing in consumer technology is any indication, I expect we'll
see a move toward curved screens, which could be helpful for wider-
angle viewing. Wireless displays would be ideal, as long as signal relia-
bility isn't an issue.
I would like to have seamless displays, where everything just drops
down from the ceiling and then retracts when not in use. Or even a
screen that hovers in front of me and moves if I turn my head more
than, say, 20 degrees. We might also see significant progress in terms
of the central control of OR functions. I expect there will be a day
when I'm talking to some sort of artificial intelligence, saying, "OK,
turn on the OR lights, turn on the insufflator, rotate the surgical dis-
play from portrait to landscape," and, much like Apple's Siri or
Amazon Echo's Alexa, it will promptly respond by making those
adjustments.
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Dr. Uchal (miro.uchal@yahoo.com) is the director of bariatric surgery at St.
Vincent's Medical Center in Jacksonville, Fla.
