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VIDEO: Vitreoretinal surgeons benefit from digital 3-D assisted surgery

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Digital 3-D imaging is becoming more useful in vitreoretinal surgery, Jorge A. Fortun, MD, said at the OSN New York meeting. As technology continues to improve, Fortun believes that 3-D digital imaging will allow surgeons to move from optical microscopes to digital microscopes and gain better visualization during surgery, opening the door "for potential telesurgery."