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VerifEye Lynk steps using the phaco
foot pedal, instead of having a nurse
or technician push the buttons at the
VERION cart. This has created a
new level of efficiency in my operat-
ing room.
Another piece of technology
that I have integrated into my OR
in recent years is the NGENUITY
3D Visualization System. Prior to
operating off of a 3D display, I was
having back and neck problems
to the point where I was seeing a
chiropractor almost weekly and was
having trouble sleeping at night.
That's not a problem anymore, and I
attribute most of that to being able
to operate in a comfortable, relaxed
position. NGENUITY also allows
me to position severely kyphotic
patients any way I want without
having to contort myself to see
through oculars. A third benefit is
that visitors, residents, and fellows
can more clearly see and under-
stand the moves I'm making in the
eye because they are watching the
same monitor I am. The clarity and
depth of field with NGENUITY is
incredible.
With most of these technol-
ogies, there is improved efficiency
and less potential for any postop-
erative surprises. What is the cost
of an unwanted event? One cost is
the possibility of needing a second
surgery. With the changes in how
Medicare pays us, one also has to
consider how that additional surgery
could affect your cost rating and its
effect on your Medicare adjustment.
Time spent in the clinic explaining
a mistake to an unhappy patient is
costly not only in time, but also in
terms of your patient's loss in faith.
You might not just lose the patient
but you could lose his/her refer-
rals, and we all know that the best
referral in the world is the word of
mouth referral.
Taking all of this into consider-
ation—if we can obviate the need
for transcribing information from
one machine to a software program,
which lessens the possibility of an
error, if the process can be more
efficient (my plans are completed
while I'm seeing the patient in the
exam room), and if at the same time
it improves the likelihood of a good
outcome—even though there are
expenses at the outset, the benefits
far outweigh them. n
Editors' note: Dr. Cionni is the medical
director of The Eye Institute of Utah in
Salt Lake City. He can be contacted at
rcionni@theeyeinstitute.com.
ORA SYSTEM with VerifEye+ Technology
Source: Alcon
VERION Image
Guided System
•Reduces transcription
errors
•Improves clinic efficiency
•VERION Reference Unit
performs diagnostic
measurements
•Measurement data
automatically imported
into the surgical
planning system
•Surgical plan and
reference image are
uploaded into the
VERION Digital
Marker in the OR
ORA SYSTEM with
VerifEye+ Technology
•Continuous intraoperative
assessment
•Suggests IOL power
and toric placement
•Surgeon optimization
with ANALYZOR