Those benefits trans-
late into a more fluid
and comfortable oper-
ating environment and
safer surgery, accord-
ing to Dr. Weinstock.
He says heads-up dis-
plays contribute to
faster room turnovers
because nurses don't
have to spend valu-
able minutes making
sure a surgical micro-
scope and the patient's bed are positioned just so.
Patients' pre-op data captured in the clinic and intraoperative aber-
rometry can be displayed on one-third of the display screen, points out
Dr. Weinstock. "I can see and reference the information without looking
away from the screen," he explains. "The integrated technology contin-
ues to improve, so surgeons will have access to pre-op information
while operating with any heads-up visualization system."
One U.S. manufacturer has introduced a 4K-3D video microscope.
The heads-up visualization system combines 4K resolution with a 3D
view. The 3D image from the microscope is shown on a large 4K mon-
itor. To see the 3D image, you must wear specialized goggles.
The manufacturer of this new system says that the microscope's
images can enable more accurate surgery by providing high-resolution
3D imaging of tissue structure, blood vessels and other anatomy.
3. Image enhancement
Image enhancement systems include a wide range of technologies
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• COMFORT MEASURE 3D heads-up displays improve surgeon ergonomics by free-
ing them from peering through the oculars of surgical microscopes for hours on end.
Robert
Weinstock,
MD
