San Diego-based not-for-profit integrated regional healthcare system. Established a Spatial Computing Center of Excellence at the Sharp Prebys Innovation and Education Center and acquired 30 Apple Vision Pro units in early 2024 to develop clinical and patient-experience applications.
A prospective Sharp HealthCare feasibility study used Apple Vision Pro as the intended primary visualization pathway in 45 cataract procedures. Forty-four were completed without device-related conversion; one switched to the backup display after a brief image interruption. The authors stress that the single-center, uncontrolled study does not establish comparative safety or routine suitability.
Sharp HealthCare's Spatial Computing Center of Excellence launches an IRB-approved prospective clinical study evaluating Apple Vision Pro in cataract surgery using the ClearSphere spatial computing application from ClearSurgery alongside a ZEISS Artevo 3D digital ophthalmic surgical microscope.
Sharp HealthCare announced it had acquired 30 Apple Vision Pro units and created a Spatial Computing Center of Excellence at the Sharp Prebys Innovation and Education Center in San Diego. CEO Chris Howard called Vision Pro "a game changer"; CTO Don Courville said the goal is to enhance both caregiver and patient experiences with AR and intuitive visualization of clinical data.