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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

Evaluation of Major Brands of LED Headlights: Color Distortion and Blue Light Hazard

ErgoPractice News – August 2020 Years ago, SurgiTel created the color-balanced, true-color LED headlights for clinicians using patented true color optical technologies. Other brands have been trying to imitate SurgiTel true color LED lights with optical systems that do not infringe SurgiTel patents, but SurgiTel is still the only company that can offer true color […]

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Dental

SurgiTel Solutions: Protective Face Shields and Visual Clarity

ErgoPractice News – July 2020 PPE for Clinicians and Patients and Visual Clarity Clinicians may see a large number of patients and should be protected. Patients expect to see protection on clinicians and the face shield shows patients they are protected. But if PPE is the new normal, it cannot be allowed to reduce the […]

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Ergonomics / Working-Pain

True Ergonomics from SurgiTel: The Truth about Declination Angle

ErgoPractice News – June 2020 By Jin Chang PhD [email protected] Requirements of True Ergonomic Loupes True ergonomic loupes should satisfy two basic requirements: safe lower back posture and safe neck posture (or safe head tilt). All loupes with proper working distance can help users work with safe lower back posture, but most loupes force users […]

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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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Eye-Safe LED Headlights

Truth in Color Accuracy and Eye Safety of LED Headlights: LumaDent’s Neutral vs. SurgiTel’s True Color Neutral

ErgoPractice News – April 2020 SurgiTel Answers Clinicians’ Questions LumaDent’s Claims about Their LED Headlights LumaDent recently began advertising their neutral LED headlights as eye-safe LED headlights. Some of our clinicians have asked us about these lights. They ask: Is LumaDent’s neutral LED headlights safe to eyes like SurgiTel’s true color-neutral LED headlights? To answer […]

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