Student interested in surgical application development

[Doc-sted]

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Hey guys I am a med student and I have plans to develop surgical software applications/solutions pertaining to ophthalmology. My question is, what information or resources do you wish you could access while sterile under the scope? I assume many of you operate with an alcon or B+L surg scope that gives data across the optic from your phaco but are there other metrics of information types that you wish you could see without touching a paper or swiping at your phone or laptop? I'm an MSII and ophtho is my target. PM me with any questions or post to this thread.

 

[LightBox]

You might want to peruse this:

https://www.myalcon.com/products/surgical/verion-guided-system/

 

[90 diopter]

Nothing. Anything that obstructs my view of the surgical field, even a little bit, is an unnecessary distraction.

 

[Doc-sted]

You might want to peruse this:

https://www.myalcon.com/products/surgical/verion-guided-system/

Yeah Verion is pretty impressive. I actually worked at a clinic over the summer that was doing some of the test work for that before its release. Alcon Giant vs. Pre-Ophtho Pion doesn't really stac up. I want to develop something that could be used as an adjunct. For example, the doc I worked with would occasionally have to sit back from the scope and ask an assistant about a certain refractive goal/lens calc or would ask about K values from the patient chart. My question to you guys is: Would this be of value if it were easily accessible either through the scope or through some other peripheral device without having to ask a nurse or surgical scrub for? And I guess with that in mind, it doesn't have to be surgical either, are there other data sets you wish you could have around the office/clinic that you wish you could have at a seconds reach?