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Loupes

Loupes

Prescription of Eyeglasses and Custom TTL Loupes

ErgoPractice News – October 2021 By Jin Chang PhD [email protected] Properly fitted loupes can play two important roles improving vision and improving working posture. We reviewed the effect of the viewing angle (declination angle) of loupes on the neck posture and identified that improperly fitted loupes are the main cause of chronic neck pain. With […]

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Dental

What They Didn’t Teach You About Selecting Loupes in School!

ErgoPractice News – June 2021 By Jin Chang PhD [email protected] Selection Guide of Loupes When we purchase loupes, we should consider several important factors such as loupe mounting styles, magnification power, field size, declination angle, frame design, nose pad options, and maintenance cost. These factors are evaluated based on working distance, working posture (sitting or […]

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Loupes

Evolution of Loupes and Unique Advantages of SurgiTel Ergonomic FLM Loupes

ErgoPractice News – April 2021 By Jin Chang PhD [email protected] Some of the clinicians who have used SurgiTel Front-Lens-Mounted (FLM) loupes do not like Through-The-Lens (TTL) loupes because the magnified field size of TTL loupes is too large (more than needed) and the blind spot (or called scotoma) of TTL loupes between the peripheral visual […]

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Dental

Designed for Female Clinicians: SurgiTel Ergonomic Loupes and LED Headlights

ErgoPractice News – February 2021 By Jin Chang PhD [email protected] SurgiTel Products Designed for Female Clinicians Recognizing physical differences between female clinicians and male clinicians, SurgiTel has developed loupes and LED lights that meet special requirements of female clinicians. The main physical differences of the average female clinician compared to the average male clinician are […]

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Loupes

Zoom Loupes Vs. Multiple Pairs With Different Magnification Powers

ErgoPractice News – December 2020 By Jin Chang PhD [email protected] Summary Several multiple magnification designs have been considered by SurgiTel and other companies over many years. You may read our August 2017 ErgoPractice News article on “Multiple Magnification Loupes: 1987 to Today” for more information.1 It is noted that our survey indicates most people do not go back in […]

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Eye-Safe LED Headlights

Why Should SurgiTel 3.5x Prism Loupes With True-Color LED Headlights Be the Standard for Next-Generation Dentists?

ErgoPractice News – November 2020 By Jin Chang PhD [email protected] Summary The field size of SurgiTel’s 3.5x prism loupes is similar to the field size of 2.5x Galilean loupes. SurgiTel loupes can be either Through-The-Lens (TTL) style or Front-Lens-Mounted (FLM) style. SurgiTel frames with true custom nose pads allow custom fitting and optimum vision. SurgiTel […]

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Ergonomics / Working-Pain

SurgiTel’s Partner Service Programs

ErgoPractice News – October 2020 By Jin Chang PhD [email protected] Many clinicians who have their SurgiTel loupes refurbished by our facility have sent us their appreciation, letting us know their products are working like new. I have also recently heard from several clinicians, letting us know they read our monthly free newsletters and appreciate how […]

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Ergonomics / Working-Pain

A Key Factor for Selecting Loupes: Magnification Power or Resolution?

ErgoPractice News – September 2020 By Jin Chang PhD [email protected] Summary Magnification power has long been used as the key factor for selecting loupes for enhancing vision,1,2 but Orascoptic has been saying that the resolution of loupe optics (called oculars) should be the key factor. Based on the basic optical functions of eyes as an […]

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Eye-Safe LED Headlights

Implementing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) With Loupes and Headlights

ErgoPractice News – May 2020 By Jin Chang PhD [email protected] Summary SurgiTel’s full-face shield (patent pending) and universal light mount with coaxial extender (patent pending) allow us to implement Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) with loupes and headlights in three different ways (Figure 1). Answers to questions related to other PPE implementation options and disinfectants are […]

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