Vision Pro in cataract surgery: More clarity for surgeons
In New York, eye surgeons have demonstrated how Apple's spatial computing device is used in professional settings. Remote assistance is even possible.
User with Vision Pro: High resolution helps with medical applications.
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Apple's headset Vision Pro features two 4K displays, offering particularly high resolution that is also suitable for professional applications. SightMD, a company operating various outpatient clinics in the eastern United States, is now using the devices during operations to correct lens opacities, also known as cataracts. The spatial computing headset is used to display live streams from 3D digital microscopes. The software used is called ScopeXR.
Assistance for surgeons from afar
The idea is to enable remote surgeries – or rather, live advice from experienced surgeons. Eric Rosenberg, a New York eye surgeon, stated that the plan is to use the technology to bring “the best surgeons in the world into any operating room, anywhere on the planet.”
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This could allow young surgeons to get help directly in the operating room during their training or experienced surgeons to receive advice from specialists in difficult situations. “The technology democratizes access to expertise,” said Rosenberg, who hopes that it can “save the eyesight of many patients.”
Vision Pro for medical applications, comparatively inexpensive
The Vision Pro is well-suited for such applications because it is technically advanced and – at least in the medical field – relatively inexpensive with its starting price of around 3500 euros. However, Apple continues to struggle to sell large quantities. Last year, the company equipped the headset with the M5 chip but did not change fundamental criticisms such as its high weight or the external battery connected by cable. Most recently, it was reported that the Vision Pro team is hardly working on the device anymore or has been handed over to other teams within Apple. However, the company is reportedly still working on true smart glasses, which will likely be based on the Vision Pro and its visionOS operating system.
ScopeXR displays surgeries in immersive stereoscopic 3D and offers body data as an overlay. The system is designed to operate completely sterile. Initial tests, including a successful operation, were already conducted last fall, according to Rosenberg.
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