PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS WITH CONVENTIONAL MICROSCOPE USE: A REPORT OF 13 CONSUMER USE HMDS

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The use of conventional microscopes has been associated with leading to musculoskeletal injuries or chronic pain syndrome. Some surgeons find it difficult to observe subjects through the binocular/monocular tubes of a microscope. Heads-up surgery has been reported as beneficial, but the associated posture does not provide proper ergonomics. Forward Head Posture syndrome is also caused by a looking-up posture. To solve these problems, a 3D digital microscope/exoscope/endoscope with a 3D-Head Mounted Display (3D-HMD) system has been reported. But recently, most manufacturers have suspended production of medical grade 3D-HMDs, and consumer grade 3D monitors. No studies have directly, and objectively, compared the resolution and delay/latency between the seen video image on the HMD’s display and the optical image seen through the eyepieces of the microscope. This study compared the performance of thirteen consumer grade 2D/3D-HMDs to a medical grade 3D-HMD HMM-3000MT, and to an High Definition (HD) video monitor Shogun Flame. No differences were found in resolution when comparing 9 of 13 HMDs, HMM-3000MT, Shogun Flame and the optical image seen through the eyepieces of the microscope. A 3D digital microscope/exoscope/endoscope with one of these HMDs has a possibility solving the problems with conventional microscope usage.