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Zeiss introduces Callisto eye system and Forum Viewer app
SAN FRANCISCO — The ability to overlay graphical data on video images when creating precise limbal relaxing incisions and optimizing capsulorrhexis size and shape is a prime feature of the Callisto eye surgical management system introduced here by Carl Zeiss Meditec.
Increased efficiency created by the integration of the documentation, workflow support and surgical assistance functions of the system will improve clinical outcomes, Ludwin Monz, PhD, president and CEO of Carl Zeiss Meditec, said at a media briefing at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.
The Callisto eye system, which received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance in March, integrates video documentation and image capture and management features with ergonomic workplace features, such as touch screen and foot control. The augmented reality overlay of preoperative physician input is viewed through the Opmi Lumera 700 surgical microscope, and eye tracking ensures the position of the graphical guidance remains fixed relative to the position of the eye.
Monz also announced the rollout of the Forum Viewer app for iPads. This mobile technology allows physicians "convenient access to diagnostic patient data wherever and whenever they may want it," according to a company press release. Physicians can use the technology to educate patients with visual aids and advance the physician-patient relationship, as well.
Disclosure: Monz is president and CEO of Carl Zeiss Meditec.