[HSF] surgical loupes for cardiac surgery??

[Nasser F. Abou'Seada]

I totally agree with Prasanna ...... on should not be dogmatic about a
certain brand ..... everything should be costume made to suit one's
particular needs. dogmatic statements seem very odd !!!!!
I use a KELLER 3x ...Panoramic .. 50 cms. ..... got them 15 years ago ....
 very good to be adjusted .... removed after doing the job. it depends how
you get adjusted to a certain brand.

yes
 at the end ... it is what is inbetween the ears ......... one may be able
to do without better than with ......

NFA

On 6/9/07, prasannasimha <prasannasimha at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Aseem , Designed for vision is wonderful and nice provided your eyes are
> OK. I have astigmatism and forever changing refraction that needs to be
> adjusted so I would go bankrupt with repeated lens changes Also I need
> to have my vision corrected and then magnified. So I have a 2.5 X by
> Heine which seems to work very well.
> Remember that 350 mm is not to be used by cardiac surgeons who stand and
> operate. That length is to be used by sitting plastic surgeons.(I
> discovered that when I shifted from plastic to cardiac - suddenly I had
> to bend over to see anything !!) There is a chart that is available in
> the surgical acuity website . What is your height. If Igor were to use
> my focal length he would need a spine surgeon in a year (He is to put it
> mildly double my height !!). So in effect your height determines the
> focal length. Magnification is based on personal whims and fancies above
> 2.5 X
> At the end of the day it is what is in between the two ears that counts
> !! ;-)
> Prasanna
> ASEEM PAWAR wrote:
> > Dear Members,
> >   Is 3.5 X and 340-350mm good specifications for surgical loupes in
> cardiac surgery. Which company loupes (keeler,heine, designs for
> vision,......zeiss- too costly!!) do you suggest a young specialist buy from
> the point of view of performance and budget.
> >   regards,
> >   -Dr.Aseem Pawar
> >
> >
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Nasser  F.  Abou'Seada,
MB,ChB,MD,FRCSEd,ChM,ChD C/Th,
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