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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2016
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Johan Ekvall, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Paul J. Essex, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Kirk Todd, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
An ophthalmic surgical system comprises: a camera optically coupled to a surgical microscope; a virtual reality (VR) headset worn by a surgeon; and a VR data processing unit configured to communicate with the surgical microscope, the VR headset, and an ophthalmic surgical apparatus, wherein the VR data processing unit is configured to: project a real time video screen of video received from the camera into the VR headset; project a patient information screen into the VR headset to provide the patient information directly to the surgeon during ophthalmic surgery; project a surgical apparatus information screen into the VR headset; project a surgical apparatus input control screen into the VR headset to provide the surgeon with direct control over the surgical apparatus; and control which ones of the screens are visible in the VR headset based inputs indicating head movements of the surgeon as detected by the VR headset.