Engineers design a novel ocular goniometer for surgical treatment of astigmatism

It is a portable, rechargeable device with wifi that adds precision and speed in the intervention of this anomaly that generates distorted vision.

The 'GO' goniometer is the University of Malaga's new prototype for the treatment of astigmatism. It is a rechargeable, portable device with Wi-Fi technology which, among its many advantages, adds precision, speed and cost savings in the surgical treatment of this anomaly located in the curvature of the cornea, which generates distorted vision.

This ocular goniometer is an idea of the ophthalmologist Salvador Nebro, developed jointly with the research group 'Ingeniería Gráfica y Diseño', which is led by UMA engineers Manuel D. Marín and Óscar D. de Cózar, from the Department of Graphic Expression, Design and Projects; the technical engineer also from this department José Macías, and Juan Antonio Bascuñana and Joaquín Fernández, from the SCAI Machining Workshop, thanks to the management of the Office for the Transfer of Research Results (OTRI).