Project Overview

"When a patient who is experiencing symptoms consistent with an evolving or newly developed retinal detachment, they often complain of new flashing lights (photopsia) and new floating objects (transient visual obscurations). We often find a retinal hole or tear which requires laser barricade surgery within our clinics while the patient is awake and using her/his contralateral eye to guide the orientation of the eye receiving treatment (both eyes move together). The problem is that we do not have any specific device that is useful to the patient to direct their contralateral eye. There are devices which shine laser pointers at various objects around the room, however those can be distant or difficult to view. I propose the following: a head-mounted apparatus that shows the patients a target while either the contralateral eye is closed (with the aid of something like a Morgan lens) or while the contralateral eye is open but the eye can view a fixed target from a screen that is not far from the eye, something like a VR screen or the like which is easily controlled by the MD."

Team Picture

Contact Information

Team Members

• Cody Kairis - Team Leader
• Tyler Davis - Communicator & BPAG
• Rebecca Alcock - BSAC
• Hannah Cook - BWIG

Advisor and Client

• Dr. Jeremy Rogers - Advisor
• Dr. Zack Oakey - Client

Related Projects

• Spring 2018: Directing the contralateral eye during laser retinopexy
• Fall 2017: Directing the contralateral eye during laser retinopexy