Bausch + Lomb announced a collaboration to develop the first app of its kind for iPhone and iPad for surgeons who perform cataract surgery. The innovative app will help surgeons streamline their workflow by delivering patient information and clinical insights as well as intraocular lens (IOL) options on a single, digital platform at the point of care.
than 22 million Americans and that number is expected to rise to 30 million by 2020 . Cataracts – a clouding of the eye’s lens that can lead to blindness if untreated – affect approximately 70 percent of people by age 75 . In cataract surgery, the cloudy lens is removed and replaced with an artificial lens – an IOL.
Today, many cataract surgeons consult patient data in the operating room (OR) via print-outs or notes created during pre-op patient office visits, which can often be bothersome and inefficient. The new app from Bausch + Lomb will be designed to provide surgeons with access to information that
patients have agreed to share, enabling doctors to plan their surgical interventions -- including IOL selection -- and have the option to view the information on digital devices or display screens on walls in the operating room during surgery.
The app will be designed to electronically manage patient data across iPhone and iPad while hosting health-related data on IBM Cloud Platform, Bluemix -- a security rich, cloud-based environment -- and relaying customized IOL options to surgeons that they will use to help enhance surgical
planning and provide better patient care. The MobileFirst for iOS team, which is part of IBM Global Business Services, will design and develop this custom app for Bausch + Lomb to help drive innovation in healthcare. Bausch + Lomb’s vision is to optimize the app to collect data over time, resulting in a cognitive app that applies machine-based learning and predictive analytics to deliver real-time insights to surgeons.
By compiling each cataract patient’s information in the app -- including IOL calculations, corneal topography and other biometry results as well as lifestyle preferences -- surgeons and their staff may generate a comprehensive, integrated profile to help them facilitate IOL selection and procedure
planning. Historical surgical data and other patient insights can also be housed within the app to potentially support positive clinical outcomes for future cataract.
A press release can be found following this link.
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