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The effect of vibration on vision during microsurgery
Author(s) -
Kagan Jonathan,
Gehly Joel C.,
Wilson Hugh R.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/micr.1920040402
Subject(s) - microscope , microsurgery , medicine , vibration , operating microscope , displacement (psychology) , optical microscope , biomedical engineering , optics , surgery , acoustics , scanning electron microscope , pathology , physics , psychology , psychotherapist
This study was initiated to assess the effects of vibrating optics on a microsurgeon's ability to visualize. The results have led to criteria of image displacement versus frequency which could be applied to the design of a surgical‐microscope mounting system. To provide minimum added strain to the microsurgeon, the ideal microscope mounting system should not transmit vibration from the hospital environment to the microscope optics at a level that is detectable by the visual system of the surgeon. This can be avoided by isolating the microscope mounting system from the vibratory environment of the hospital and by designing the microscope support system to minimize vibrations at frequencies that are most readily detectable by the human visual system.