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Courses go 3-D at AAO
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 3-D surgical imaging systems allow everyone in the audience (or the operating room) the same stereoscopic view the surgeon has. |
"Gritty" new technology is one part of AAO I look forward to seeing each year, and among the most eye-catching of these are the programs that happen in the 3-D course rooms and in the exhibit hall.
Like "Avatar" (but not usually edited quite as well), surgical videos are projected from two separate projectors onto a single screen simultaneously. The audience gets to wear those Elvis-chic polarizing stereoscopic viewer specs. But the fashion foul is worth it for the view of the procedure, which is identical to that of the surgeon doing the case.
For the first time, this year at AAO we'll be teaching in 3-D for the ongoing course on fibrin adhesive and amniotic membrane that I've taught for a number of years with Dave Hardten, Steve Kaufman and Amar Agarwal. Check us out in Room S403B on Tuesday, Oct. 19, at 10:15 a.m.
Other courses that will be taught in 3-D are listed in the schedule that can be downloaded here.
If you're looking for an educational experience that's delicious to the senses (if eye surgery can be called that), look no further than the 3-D course offerings at AAO.